Obesity in transplant patients: Case report showing interference of orlistat with absorption of cyclosporine and review of literature

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 124-126

  Barbaro, Daniele ^a   Orsini, Paolo ^a   Pallini, Stefania ^a   Piazza, Francesca ^a   Pasquini, Cristina ^a  

^a Spedali Riuniti   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; FAT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIPID ABSORPTION; LOW FAT DIET; OBESITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036127536     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/ep.8.2.124     Document Type: Article

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