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Comparison of pharmacokinetics and safety of voriconazole intravenous-to-oral switch in immunocompromised children and healthy adults.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2011
Driscoll Timothy A, Yu Lolie C, Frangoul Haydar, Krance Robert A, Nemecek Eneida, Blumer Jeffrey, Arrieta Antonio, Graham Michael L, Bradfield Scott M, Baruch Alice, Liu Ping
Abstract excerpt
Voriconazole pharmacokinetics are not well characterized in children despite prior studies. To assess the appropriate pediatric dosing, a study was conducted in 40 immunocompromised children aged 2 to <12 years to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and safety of voriconazole following intravenous (IV)-to-oral (PO) switch regimens based on a previous population pharmacokinetic modeling: 7 mg/kg IV every 12 h (q12h) and...
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