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Comparison of pharmacokinetics and safety of voriconazole intravenous-to-oral switch in immunocompromised adolescents and healthy adults.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2011
Driscoll Timothy A, Frangoul Haydar, Nemecek Eneida R, Murphey Donald K, Yu Lolie C, Blumer Jeffrey, Krance Robert A, Baruch Alice, Liu Ping
Abstract excerpt
The current voriconazole dosing recommendation in adolescents is based on limited efficacy and pharmacokinetic data. To confirm the appropriateness of dosing adolescents like adults, a pharmacokinetic study was conducted in 26 immunocompromised adolescents aged 12 to <17 years following intravenous (IV) voriconazole to oral switch regimens: 6 mg/kg IV every 12 h (q12h) on day 1 followed by 4 mg/kg IV q12h, then...
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