Evaluation of the potential interaction between felbamate and erythromycin in patients with epilepsy

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-190

  Sachdeo, Rajesh C ^a   Narang Sachdeo, Satinder ^a   Montgomery, Paul A ^b   Shumaker, Robert C ^c   Perhach, James L ^d   Lyness, William H ^d   Rosenberg, Alberto ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c ALPHARMA   (United States)

^d Wallace Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; ERYTHROMYCIN; FELBAMATE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 2642680832     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1998.tb04409.x     Document Type: Article

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