Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug metabolism: Pharmaeokineties of lofexidine hydrochloride in healthy volunteers

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 319-326

  Al Ghananeem, Abeer M ^a  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; LC MS MS; Lofexidine; Pharmacokinetic; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

LOFEXIDINE; CLONIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEADY STATE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; VOLUNTEER; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY;

ADULT; CLONIDINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149247923     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21401     Document Type: Article

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