Efficacy of ipecac during the first hour after drug ingestion in human volunteers

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 609-615

  Saincher, Anurag ^a   Sitar, Daniel S ^a   Tenenbein, Milton ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IPECAC; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030772841     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659709001241     Document Type: Article

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