Single-dose pharmacokinetic interaction between artesunate and amodiaquine: Assembling the clues for the purported interaction

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1231-1233

  Srinivas, Nuggehally R ^a  

^a ClinTec India International Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; FANSIDAR; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE;

DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 57049140558     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-008-0539-x     Document Type: Letter

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