Retrospective assessment of potential interaction between levofloxacin and warfarin

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-229

  Mercadal Orfila, Gabriel ^a,b   Gracia García, Berta ^a   Leiva Badosa, Elisabet ^a   Perayre Badía, María ^a   Reynaldo Martínez, Concepción ^a   Jodar Masanés, Ramón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Hospital Mateu Orfila   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug interaction; Levofloxacin; Quinolones; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; RANK SUM TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 63049113956     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9265-9     Document Type: Article

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