Usage Patterns of Over-the-counter Phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
Journal Title: Journal of General Internal Medicine - Year 2003, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Little is known about how the public uses formerly prescription medications that are available over-the-counter (OTC). This study examines whether consumers inappropriately use and substitute a recently widely distributed OTC urinary analgesic, phenazopyridine, for provider care.
Authors and Affiliations
Chih-Wen Shi, Steven M Asch, Eve Fielder, Lillian Gelberg, Robert H Brook, Barbara Leake, Martin F Shapiro, Patrick Dowling, Michael B Nichol
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- EP ID EP679572
- DOI 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20709.x
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