Leflunomide and peripheral neuropathy: A potential interaction between uracil/tegafur and leflunomide [1]

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-90

  Kopp, H G ^a   Kanz, L ^a   Hartmann, J T ^a   Moerike, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLINATE CALCIUM; LEFLUNOMIDE; UFT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESPONSE; DUODENUM BLEEDING; HAND FOOT SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TEGAFUR; TIME FACTORS; URACIL;

EID: 21844448652     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clpt.2005.03.011     Document Type: Letter

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