Nicotine carbomer enemas - Pharmacokinetics of a revised formulation

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 260-265

  Green, J T ^a   Rhodes, J ^b   Thomas, G A O ^c   Evans, B K ^d   Feyerabend, C ^e   Russell, M A H ^a   Sandborn, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b St Mary's Pharmaceutical Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c New Cross Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Formulation; Nicotine; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

CARBOMER; ENEMA; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PH; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SIDE EFFECT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VERTIGO; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COTININE; DRUG CARRIERS; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; NICOTINE; POLYVINYLS;

EID: 0031827552     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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