Bronchoprotective and bronchodilator effects of single doses of (S)- salbutamol, (R)-salbutamol and racemic salbutamol in patients with bronchial asthma

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 353-359

  Ramsay, C M ^a   Cowan, J ^a   Flannery, E ^a   McLachlan, C ^a   Taylor, D Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bronchial hyper responsiveness; Bronchodilator; Salbutamol

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; METHACHOLINE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENANTIOMER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; SPIROMETRY;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; SPIROMETRY; STEREOISOMERISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032840560     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050640     Document Type: Article

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