Can finger-prick sampling replace venous sampling to determine the pharmacokinetic profile of oral paracetamol?

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-56

  Mohammed, Baba S ^a   Cameron, Garry A ^a   Cameron, Lindsay ^a   Hawksworth, Gabrielle H ^a   Helms, Peter J ^a   McLay, James S ^a  

^a ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterio venous concentration difference; Dried blood spot; Finger prick; Micro sampling; Paracetamol; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VENOUS BLOOD;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DRUG MONITORING; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VEINS;

EID: 77953522668     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03668.x     Document Type: Article

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