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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 26, 2012 - Issue 4
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CASE REPORT

Rifampin Reduces Oral Morphine Absorption: A Case of Transdermal Buprenorphine Selection Based on Morphine Pharmacokinetics

Jeffrey FudinJeffrey Fudin, BS, PharmD, FCCP, DAAPM, is a clinical pharmacy specialist in pain management and Director of the Pharmacy Pain Residency at the Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA. Dania Vanesta Fontenelle is a Doctor of Pharmacy candidate at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Annette Payne, PhD, is Chief of Psychology, Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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Dania Vanesta FontenelleJeffrey Fudin, BS, PharmD, FCCP, DAAPM, is a clinical pharmacy specialist in pain management and Director of the Pharmacy Pain Residency at the Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA. Dania Vanesta Fontenelle is a Doctor of Pharmacy candidate at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Annette Payne, PhD, is Chief of Psychology, Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.
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Annette PayneJeffrey Fudin, BS, PharmD, FCCP, DAAPM, is a clinical pharmacy specialist in pain management and Director of the Pharmacy Pain Residency at the Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA. Dania Vanesta Fontenelle is a Doctor of Pharmacy candidate at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Annette Payne, PhD, is Chief of Psychology, Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.
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