Pharmacokinetics of controlled-release carbimazole tablets support once daily dosing in cats

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-219

  Frenais R ^a   Burgaud, S ^a   Horspool, L J I ^b  

^a Intervet Pharma R and D   (France)

^b INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; THIAMAZOLE; VIDALTA;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CARBIMAZOLE; CATS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FASTING; FEMALE; MALE; METHIMAZOLE;

EID: 43549118348     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2008.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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