Risk of stroke, gangrene from ergot drug interactions

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1015-

  Wooltorton, Eric ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BELLERGAL; CAFERGOT; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; CYTOCHROME P450 INHIBITOR; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE MESILATE; ERGOT ALKALOID; ERGOTAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HEPARIN; INDINAVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MACROLIDE; NEFAZODONE; NELFINAVIR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RITONAVIR; SAQUINAVIR; TACROLIMUS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; DIARRHEA; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EDEMA; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GANGRENE; GRAPEFRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; MALAISE; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0037447522     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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