The effect of age on the pharmacokinetics of the opioid antagonist nalmefene

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 301-306

  Frye, R F ^a   Matzke, G R ^a   Jallad, N S ^b   Wilhelm, J A ^c   Bikhazi, G B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ohmeda Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Nalmefene; Opioid antagonists; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

NALMEFENE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG HALF LIFE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029793245     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1996.04133.x     Document Type: Article

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