Counterfeit dapoxetine sold on the Internet contains undisclosed sildenafil: Letter

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1319-1322

  Dean, J ^a   Klep, R ^b   Aquilina, J W ^c  

^a London Clinic Cancer Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Belgium)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPOXETINE; SILDENAFIL;

DRUG MARKETING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LETTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADULT; BENZYLAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COUNTERFEIT DRUGS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHTHALENES; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; SULFONES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954639084     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02436.x     Document Type: Letter

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