Lung bioavailability of generic and innovator salbutamol metered dose inhalers

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-326

  Clark, D J ^a   Gordon Smith, J ^b   McPhate, G ^b   Clark, G ^a   Lipworth, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generic salbutamol; Lung bioavailability; Metered dose inhalers

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029986764     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.3.325     Document Type: Article

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