Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Pharmacokinetic Parameters After Single-Dose Administration of Intravenous, Oral, or Rectal Acetaminophen

Pain Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 523-532

  Singla, Neil K ^a,b   Parulan, Cherri ^a   Samson, Roselle ^a   Hutchinson, Joel ^b   Bushnell, Rick ^b   Beja, Evelyn G ^a   Ang, Robert ^c   Royal, Mike A ^c  

^a Lotus Clinical Research   (United States)

^b HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Drug administration routes

Indexed keywords

FEVERALL; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INFUSION; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUPPOSITORY;

EID: 84865980531     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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