Bioavailability of Two New Formulations of Paracetamol, Compared with Three Marketed Formulations, in Healthy Volunteers

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 531-535

  Sevilla Tirado, F J ^a   Gonzalez Vallejo E B ^a   Leary, A C ^b   Breedt, H J ^b   Hyde, V J ^b   Fernández Hernando, Nieves ^a  

^a Laboratorios Belmac   (Spain)

^b Shandon Clinic Cork Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Absorption; Effervescent; Paracetamol; Powder; Tmax; Tablet

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; EFFERVESCENT TABLET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POWDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TABLET;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MALE; POWDERS; TABLETS;

EID: 0142059039     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2003.25.7.778092     Document Type: Article

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