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The pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic interaction of flecainide acetate with propranolol: Effects on cardiac function and drug clearance

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  1. Medical Service, VA Medical Center, 55417, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    J. L. Holtzman

  2. Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, University of Minnesota, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    J. L. Holtzman & L. Mottonen

  3. Riker Laboratories Inc., 55144, St. Paul, MN, USA

    D. C. Kvam, G. Borrell, L. I. Harrison & G. J. Conard

  4. Department of Theoretical Statistics, University of Minnesota, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    D. A. Berry

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Holtzman, J.L., Kvam, D.C., Berry, D.A. et al. The pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic interaction of flecainide acetate with propranolol: Effects on cardiac function and drug clearance. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 33, 97–99 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00610389

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