Evaluation of the pharmacokinetics of posaconazole and rifabutin following co-administration to healthy men

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 545-552

  Krishna, Gopal ^a   Parsons, A ^a   Kantesaria, B ^a   Mant, T ^b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug interaction; Pharmacokinetics; Posaconazole; Rifabutin; Safety

Indexed keywords

POSACONAZOLE; RIFABUTIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY SKIN; EYE MALFORMATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARALLEL DESIGN; STEADY STATE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RIFABUTIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 33947354866     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079906X167507     Document Type: Article

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