Clinical pharmacokinetics of diclofenac. Therapeutic insights and pitfalls

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 184-213

  Davies, Neal M ^a   Andersen, Keith E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COLESTIPOL; COLESTYRAMINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DICLOFENAC; DIGOXIN; LITHIUM; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AGE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVEL; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030766633     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003088-199733030-00003     Document Type: Review

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