The clinical pharmacology of single doses of otilonium bromide in healthy volunteers

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 365-369

  Sutton, J A ^a   Kilminster, S G ^a   Mould, G P ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blocker; Gastric emptying; Gut spasmolytic; Otilonium; Whole bowel transit time

Indexed keywords

OTILONIUM BROMIDE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; VOLUNTEER;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SALIVA;

EID: 0030794522     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050302     Document Type: Article

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