A pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of buffered sublingual captopril in patients with congestive heart failure

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 471-476

  McElnay, J C ^a   Al Furaih, T A ^a,c   Hughes, C M ^a   Scott, M G ^a   Nicholls, D P ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Captopril; sublingual, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic; Congestive heart failure

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISSOLUTION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHARMACOKINETICS; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029991143     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00195933     Document Type: Article

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