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Pharmacotherapy

Montelukast and neuropsychiatric events – a sequence symmetry analysis

Christopher W. Fox,a Department of Pharmacy, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PHARMD,
Chelsea L. Khaw,a Department of Pharmacy, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA
, PHARMD, BCPP,
Alicia K. Gerke,b Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
, MD &
Brian C. Lund,c Center for Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation and Department of Pharmacy Practice, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA
, PHARMD, MS
Pages 2360-2366 | Received 14 Sep 2021, Accepted 11 Dec 2021, Published online: 03 Jan 2022

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