Hazards of concomitant administration of methotrexate and glutamine

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 601-602

  Pozo, Juan F Marín ^a   García, Javier Aranda ^a   Muriel, Aurelio Cabello ^a   Porras, Isabel Caba ^a  

^a Servicio Andaluz de Salud   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUTAMINE; METHOTREXATE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; T CELL LYMPHOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DRUG INTERACTION; PH;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHOTREXATE;

EID: 77953647412     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090173     Document Type: Letter

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