Superior palatability of crushed lercanidipine compared with amlodipine among children

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-206

  Milani, Gregorio ^a   Ragazzi, Monica ^b   Simonetti, Giacomo D ^b   Ramelli, Gian P ^b   Rizzi, Mattia ^b   Bianchetti, Mario G ^b   Fossali, Emilio F ^a  

^a Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Child; Hypertension; Lercanidipine; Palatability

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; LERCANIDIPINE; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; PALATABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASTE PREFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; KIDNEY DISEASES; ODOR; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS; TASTE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SMELL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TASTE;

EID: 75149115407     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03580.x     Document Type: Article

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