Stability of amoxicillin in portable pumps is drug concentration dependent

Pharmazie

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 631-632

  Arlicot, N ^a,b,c   Marie, A ^a   Cade, C ^a   Laffon, M ^a,b   Antier, Daniel ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c CHRU de Tours   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PUMP; CALIBRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFUSION PUMP; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALIBRATION; DRUG STABILITY; INFUSION PUMPS; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 80053321746     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1691/ph.2011.1023     Document Type: Article

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