The pharmacokinetics of voriconazole

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Supplement

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-

  Johnston, Atholl ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CIMETIDINE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 2C19; CYTOCHROME P450 2C9; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; DIGOXIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INDINAVIR; MACROLIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VORICONAZOLE; WARFARIN;

BLEEDING; BLEEDING TIME; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; EDITORIAL; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0344512415     PISSN: 02643774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01991.x     Document Type: Editorial

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