Systemic absorption of topical lidocaine in normal volunteers, patients with post-herpetic neuralgia, and patients with acute herpes zoster

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1343-1350

  Campbell, Bryan J ^a,b,c,d   Rowbotham, Michael ^b   Davies, Pamela Stitzlein ^b   Jacob, Peyton ^c   Benowitz, Neal L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; Lidocaine; Neuralgia; Pharmacokinetics; Skin; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

DEETHYLLIDOCAINE; DRUG METABOLITE; LIDOCAINE; LIDODERM GEL;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; GEL; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; NEURALGIA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 0036075881     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.10133     Document Type: Article

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