Prescription, dispensation and marketing patterns of methylphenidate

OBJECTIVE To analyze the patterns and legal requirements of methylphenidate consumption. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of the data from prescription notification forms and balance lists of drugs sales – psychoactive and others – subject to special control in the fifth largest city o...

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Main Authors: Edson Perini, Daniela Rezende Garcia Junqueira, Lorena Gomes Cunha Lana, Tatiana Chama Borges Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000600873&lng=en&tlng=en