Effect of the administration schedule on the therapeutic efficacy of oral pancreatic enzyme supplements in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: A randomized, three-way crossover study

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 993-1000

  Dominguez Munoz J E ^a   Iglesias Garcia J ^a   Iglesias Rey, M ^a   Figueiras, A ^a   Vilarino Insua M ^a  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KREON; MICROSPHERE; PANCREAS ENZYME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; ENZYME THERAPY; EXOCRINE SECRETION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC EXTRACTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17244368235     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02390.x     Document Type: Article

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