A study of the interaction between dirithromycin and astemizole in healthy adults

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 73-79

  Bachmann, Kenneth ^a,b   Sullivan, Timothy J ^a,b   Reese, James H ^a,b   Jauregui, Luis ^a,c   Miller, Kristen ^a,c   Scott, Mary ^a,c   Stotka, Jennifer ^d   Harris, Jack ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c ST VINCENT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

astemizole; dirithromycin; drug drug interaction; QT(c) intervals

Indexed keywords

ASTEMIZOLE; DIRITHROMYCIN; DRUG METABOLITE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MACROLIDE; NORASTEMIZOLE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030924934     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-199702000-00004     Document Type: Article

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