Pharmacokinetics of fentanyl delivered transdermally in healthy adult horses - Variability among horses and its clinical implications

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 539-546

  Orsini, J A ^a   Moate, P J ^a   Kuersten, K ^b   Soma, L R ^a   Boston, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HORSES;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33750601203     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2006.00796.x     Document Type: Article

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