African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Irrational use of medications among elderly patients in an Ethiopian referral hospital

Oumer Sada
  • Oumer Sada
  • Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 16 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 20 February 2017
  •  Published: 22 April 2017

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