Loss or Theft of Controlled Substances Declared to Health Canada From 2014 to 2018: A Retrospective Study

Theft of prescription drugs is nothing new for Canadian pharmacists. Recently, an increasing body of literature has covered the diversion of controlled substances from Canadian hospitals. However, little has been published in the scientific literature concerning the data collected by Health Canada’s...

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1. VerfasserIn: Dubé, Pierre-André (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Morissette, Tyler ; Tessier, Mélanie ; Parent, Marc ; Tremblay, Pierre-Yves
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Journal of drug issues
Jahr: 2021, Band: 51, Heft: 4, Seiten: 628-647
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