Comparative pharmacokinetics of two nifedipine products in capsule form following single oral administration in healthy volunteers

European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-264

  Rawashdeh, N M ^a   Battah, A H ^b   Irshaid, Y M ^c   Al Qato, M K ^d  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^d ISRA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bioequivalence; Comparative bioavailability; Nifedipine; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030708791     PISSN: 03787966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03189816     Document Type: Article

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