Diltiazem increases tacrolimus concentrations

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 680-682

  Hebert, Mary F ^a   Lam, Annie Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b H 375 Health Sciences Center ^*

Author keywords

Diltiazem; Neurotoxicity; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FERROUS SULFATE; FUROSEMIDE; GANCICLOVIR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDRALAZINE; LABETALOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MULTIVITAMIN; NIZATIDINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; AGITATION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DIARRHEA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COMPETITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DILTIAZEM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 0033032643     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18356     Document Type: Article

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