Oral Solid Potassium Chloride and Anticholinergic Medications: A New Drug Interaction for an Old Drug?

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 329-333

  Zarowitz, Barbara J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMAN; STOMACH EMPTYING;

CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTRIC EMPTYING; HUMANS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 33845448615     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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