On-demand therapy in gastroesophageal reflux disease: A comparison of the early effects of single doses of fast-dissolving famotidine wafers and ranitidine tablets

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-81

  Johannessen, Terje ^a   Kristensen, Pål ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

famotidine; gastroesophageal reflux disease; ondemand therapy; ranitidine; symptom alleviation; wafer formulation

Indexed keywords

FAMOTIDINE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PREFERENCE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; TABLET; TASTE DISORDER;

EID: 0030955007     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(97)80074-4     Document Type: Article

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