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A Comparison of Wax Matrix and Microencapsulated Potassium Chloride in Relation to Upper Gastrointestinal Illness Requiring Hospitalization
Author(s) -
Jick Hershel,
Jick Susan S.,
Walker Alexander M.,
Stergachis Andy
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1989.tb04126.x
Subject(s) - wax , potassium , medicine , matrix (chemical analysis) , gastroenterology , chemistry , chromatography , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The frequency of hospitalization for documented upper gastrointestinal illness among recipients of either wax matrix or microencapsulated potassium chloride was similar in a study in which clinics were randomly assigned to dispense one or the other preparation. The results indicate that there is no material difference between the two preparations in relation to serious upper gastrointestinal illness.