Cisapride drug interactions can be fatal

Drugs and Therapy Perspectives

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 11-13

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ACENOCOUMAROL; ALCOHOL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CISAPRIDE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOCHROME P450 ISOENZYME; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LEVODOPA; MACROLIDE; MICONAZOLE; MORPHINE; NEFAZODONE; RANITIDINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TROLEANDOMYCIN; WARFARIN;

DEATH; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0030933830     PISSN: 11720360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00042310-199709070-00004     Document Type: Short Survey

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