Concomitant digoxin toxicity and warfarin interaction in a patient receiving clarithromycin

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 796-799

  Gooderham, Melinda J ^a   Bolli, Peter ^a,b   Fernandez, Peter G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b University of Toronto and Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^c Hotel Dieu Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Clarithromycin; Digoxin; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH CITRATE; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIGOXIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; RANITIDINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032765628     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18330     Document Type: Article

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