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Pethidine pharmacokinetics in a heroin addict: a case report
Author(s) -
Houghton I. T.,
Aun C. S. T.,
Chan K.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1993.tb00580.x
Subject(s) - pethidine , heroin , pharmacokinetics , medicine , addiction , population , drug , anesthesia , pharmacology , psychiatry , environmental health , analgesic
SUMMARY Tolerance to some of the pharmacological actions of the opiates in drug addicts is well known. This report illustrates the effect on the pharmacokinetics of pethidine of heroin addiction compared with a well–matched control population.