Plasma salicylate from methyl salicylate cream compared to oil of Wintergreen

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 355-358

  Wolowich, William R ^a,c   Hadley, Carmen M ^a   Kelley, Michael T ^a   Walson, Phillip D ^b   Casavant, Marcel J ^a,b  

^a Central Ohio Poison Center   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Methyl salicylate; Oil of wintergreen; Pharmacokinetics; Salicylate

Indexed keywords

BEN GAY; IPECAC; OIL; SALICYLIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGESTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; OPEN STUDY; POISON CENTER; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOLUNTEER; VOMITING;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SALICYLATES;

CEPHAELIS IPECACUANHA; EMESIS; PYROLA;

EID: 0038504355     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120022002     Document Type: Article

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