Absorption of effervescent paracetamol tablets relative to ordinary paracetamol tablets in healthy volunteers

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-143

  Rygnestad, T ^a,b   Zahlsen, K ^a   Samdal, F A ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Klinikk Stokkan   (Norway)

Author keywords

AUC; C(max); Effervescent; Paracetamol tablets; t(max)

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PINEX;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; EFFERVESCENT TABLET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034041909     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050732     Document Type: Article

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