Comparative pharmacokinetic study of oral and rectal formulations of artesunic acid in healthy volunteers

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 411-414

  Navaratnam, V ^a   Mansor, S M ^a   Mordi, M N ^a   Akbar, A ^a   Abdullah, M N ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b General Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Artesunic acid; Malaria; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; DRUG METABOLITE; PLASMOTRIM RECTOCAPS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SESQUITERPENES; SUCCINATES;

EID: 0031825738     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050484     Document Type: Article

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