Types and Costs of Medications Returned by Outpatients at a Malaysian Teaching Hospital: A One-Year Cross-Sectional Study.

• Main Authors: NOR AKILAH JAMALUD-DIN (Author), Tengku Karmila Tengku Mohd Kamil (Author), Mery Hu Wei Ying (Author), Mohamed Hassan Elnaem (Author), Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shami (Author), Nor Ilyani Mohamed Nazar (Author), Nor Hidayah Mohd Taufek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Medication wastage is attributable to various factors, including therapeutic failure, over-prescription, and poor compliance. Data regarding the cost and types of returned medications are essential to estimate the financial burden that can be reduced locally through targeted interventi...