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Appropriateness of the Prescription and Use of Medicines: An Old Concept but More Relevant than Ever

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  • Manuela Casula

    (Epidemiology and Preventive Pharmacology Service (SEFAP), Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
    IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto S. Giovanni, 20099 Milan, Italy)

  • Ilaria Ardoino

    (Laboratory of Pharmacoepidemiology and Human Nutrition, Department of Health Policy, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, 20156 Milan, Italy)

  • Carlotta Franchi

    (Laboratory of Pharmacoepidemiology and Human Nutrition, Department of Health Policy, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, 20156 Milan, Italy
    Italian Institute for Planetary Health (IIPH), 20156 Milan, Italy)

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The availability of drugs to treat diseases, control symptoms, or prevent their onset is one of the most important resources for maintaining health [...]

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  • Manuela Casula & Ilaria Ardoino & Carlotta Franchi, 2023. "Appropriateness of the Prescription and Use of Medicines: An Old Concept but More Relevant than Ever," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-5, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:2700-:d:1056000
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