Artemisinin pharmacokinetics is time-dependent during repeated oral administration in healthy male adults

Drug Metabolism and Disposition

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-27

  Ashton, Michael ^a   Hai, Trinh Ngoc ^b   Sy, Nguyen Duy ^b   Huong, Dinh Xuan ^b   Van Huong, Nguyen ^b   Niêu, Nguyen Thi ^b   Công, Le Dinh ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALARIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SESQUITERPENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345628028     PISSN: 00909556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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