Comparing the pharmacokinetics of doxylamine/pyridoxine delayed-release combination in nonpregnant women of reproductive age and women in the first trimester of pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 334-338

  Matok, Ilan ^a,b   Clark, Shannon ^c   Caritis, Steve ^d   Miodovnik, Menachem ^e   Umans, Jason ^e   Hankins, Gary ^c   Koren, Gideon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Doxylamine; Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; Pharmacokinetics; Pregnancy; Pyridoxal 5 phosphate; Pyridoxine

Indexed keywords

BENDECTIN; DOXYLAMINE; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG HALF LIFE; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MORNING DOSAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DOXYLAMINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PYRIDOXINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877858306     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270012445207     Document Type: Article

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