Pilot Evaluation of Pharmacists' and Pharmacy Technicians' Knowledge and Understanding of a Medication

Janet N Pham1, Amy D Robertson2, Brittany L Melton3

  • 1Dillons Pharmacy, A Kroger Company, Wichita, KS, USA.

Journal of Pharmacy Practice
|September 29, 2021
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