Interaction between warfarin and tamoxifen: A case report

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 105-107

  Mishra, Deepak ^a,b   Paudel, R ^a   Kishore, P V ^a   Palaian, S ^a   Bista, D ^a   Mishra, P ^a  

^a MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Drug interaction; Tamoxifen; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DOXORUBICIN; FUROSEMIDE; LOSARTAN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEPATOMEGALY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NEPAL; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 41949127068     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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