Retrospective analysis of artemisinin pharmacokinetics: Application of a semiphysiological autoinduction model

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 758-762

  Asimus, Sara ^a   Gordi, Toufigh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; Autoinduction; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; ENZYME; LIVER EXTRACT; MEPHENYTOIN; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEPRAZOLE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PHYSICAL MODEL; PLASMA CONCENTRATION-TIME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34248562406     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02844.x     Document Type: Article

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