The pharmacokinetic properties of intramuscular quinine in Gambian children with severe falciparum malaria.
Plasma quinine concentrations were measured in 21 Gambian children with severe falciparum malaria after intramuscular administration of a 20 mg (salt) per kg loading dose of quinine dihydrochloride followed by 10 mg/kg at 12 h intervals. Quinine was well absorbed reaching mean peak concentrations of...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1990
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