Multiple physician visits after restricting the prescription of compresses/patches in a Japanese rural community: preliminary results

MeSH terms

• Administration, Topical
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Office Visits / statistics & numerical data*
• Osteoarthritis / drug therapy*
• Pain / drug therapy*
• Pain / etiology
• Prescription Drug Overuse / statistics & numerical data*
• Rural Population*
• Transdermal Patch / standards*