Experimental and clinical pharmacokinetics of amphotericin B lipid complex

Drugs of Today

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 403-409

  Fromtling, Robert A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX;

BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SAFETY; ENCAPSULATION; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0029836094     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dot.1996.32.5.379049     Document Type: Review

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