Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions of mefloquine and dihydroartemisinin

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-17

  Na Bangchang, Kesara ^a   Tippawangkosol, P ^a   Thanavibul, A ^a   Ubalee, R ^a   Karbwang, J ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARENCA; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; MEFLOQUINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0032854190     PISSN: 02511649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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