Serum levels and possible haemodynamic effects following anorectal application of an ointment containing nifedipine and lignocaine: A study in healthy volunteers

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 459-467

  Perrotti, Pasquale ^a   Grumetto, Lucia ^b   Barbato, Francesco ^b   Antropoli, Carmine ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; NIFEDIPINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANUS; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMORRHOID; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; OINTMENTS;

EID: 33747293937     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: 11732563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200626080-00004     Document Type: Article

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