Thiopurine treatment in inflammatory bowel disease [1]

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 803-804

  Gardiner, Sharon J ^a   Begg, Evan J ^a   Sau, Ashis ^b   Marinaki, Anthony ^c   Gearry, Richard B ^d   Barclay, Murray L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MERCAPTOPURINE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BREAST MILK; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG USE; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ADULT; ANTIMETABOLITES; BREAST FEEDING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 34548310414     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: 03125963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003088-200746090-00007     Document Type: Letter

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