Optimised delivery of an antitussive improves effectiveness

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 12, Issue 85, 2002, Pages 270-274

  Hull, D ^a   Wright, C ^b   Cronin, J ^a   Dobroszi, D ^c   Hoke, S ^c   Noronha, A ^a   Pavesi, L ^a   Sakhardande, A ^a   Thompson, G ^c   Weeks, A ^a   Wilson, A ^a   Morice, A ^b  

^a Rusham Park Technical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Care Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitussives; Cough provocation tests; Dextromethorphan; Drug absorption; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CITRIC ACID; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; FIRST PASS EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0038012993     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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