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Interaction of flucloxacillin and quinidine

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We would like to thank Tom Schalekamp, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, for his knowledge and thoughts on the subject of this article.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands

    W. J. Comuth & R. N. W. Hauer

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands

    J. A. Comuth & M. M. Malingré

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    W. J. Comuth

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Comuth, W.J., Comuth, J.A., Hauer, R.N.W. et al. Interaction of flucloxacillin and quinidine. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 68, 891–893 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-011-1179-0

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