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Improving access to medicines through centralised dispensing in the public sector: a case study of the Chronic Dispensing Unit in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The Chronic Dispensing Unit (CDU) is an out-sourced, public sector centralised dispensing service that has been operational in the Western Cape Province in South Africa since 2005. The CDU dispenses medicines for stable patients with chronic conditions. The aim is to reduce pharmacists’...
Autores principales: | Magadzire, Bvudzai Priscilla, Marchal, Bruno, Ward, Kim |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4650275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26577831 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1164-x |
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