Lithium carbonate as a potential pharmacological vehicle: Intravenous kinetics of single-dose administration in healthy subjects

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 431-434

  Waring, W Stephen ^a   Webb, David J ^a   Maxwell, Simon R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lithium carbonate; Solubility; Two compartment decay; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; SOLUBILITY; URIC ACID;

EID: 0036380660     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-002-0503-0     Document Type: Article

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