Clinical pharmacokinetics of fluconazole in superficial and systemic mycoses

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-77

  Debruyne, Danièle ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GLIPIZIDE; MELPHALAN; MIDAZOLAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; PHENYTOIN; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; TACROLIMUS; TOLBUTAMIDE; TRIAZOLAM; WARFARIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACHLORHYDRIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CANCER; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENDOCARDITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MENINGITIS; MYCOSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERITONITIS; PITYRIASIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; THRUSH; TINEA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 0030837139     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003088-199733010-00005     Document Type: Review

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