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Research Article

EXTRAPOLATING IN VITRO DATA ON DRUG METABOLISM TO IN VIVO PHARMACOKINETICS: EVALUATION OF THE PHARMACOKINETIC INTERACTION BETWEEN AMITRIPTYLINE AND FLUOXETINE

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Pages 545-560 | Published online: 05 Dec 1999

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