Rationalization of an antiepileptic drug formulation

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 826-829

  Gulati, Sheffali ^a   Sriram, C S ^a   Kalra, Veena ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITOIN; DILANTIN P; EPILEPTIN; EPSOLIN; FENTOIN ER; GAROIN; MEPHENYTOIN; P BARB; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL PLUS PHENYTOIN; PHENYTAL 30; PHENYTAL 50; PHENYTOIN; PNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ATHETOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DYSTONIA; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; SKULL FRACTURE; SUSPENSION; TABLET; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHENYTOIN; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY;

EID: 0036732604     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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