The effect of prescription size on acquisition of maintenance medications
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 June 1993
John F. Steiner, Laurence J. Robbins, S Roth, William S. Hammond
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Large prescriptions facilitate the acquisition of maintenance medications but may lead to oversupplies, while small prescriptions impose a barrier to obtaining these drugs.
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Large prescriptions facilitate the acquisition of maintenance medications but may lead to oversupplies, while small prescriptions impose a barrier to obtaining these drugs.
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