Ocular Chloramphenicol and Aplastic Anaemia: Is There a Link?

Drug Safety

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 273-276

  Rayner, Sandra A ^a   Buckley, Roger J ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PHENACETIN; TRIAMTERENE;

APLASTIC ANEMIA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANEMIA, APLASTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0029885107     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199614050-00001     Document Type: Article

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