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. 1983 May;23(5):787–789. doi: 10.1128/aac.23.5.787

Pharmacology of ketoconazole suspension in infants and children.

C M Ginsburg, G H McCracken Jr, K Olsen
PMCID: PMC184820  PMID: 6307138

Abstract

The pharmacokinetics of ketoconazole administered as either a commercially prepared suspension or as a crushed tablet in applesauce were studied in 12 children. The mean peak plasma concentration of ketoconazole and the area under the plasma time-concentration curve were approximately twofold greater with the suspension than with the crushed tablets.

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