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Clarithromycin-Oral Anticoagulants Interaction: Report of Five Cases

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  1. Clinical Pharmacology Service, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

    Blanca Sánchez

  2. Haematology Service, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain

    María J. Muruzábal

  3. Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Sierrallana, Bo Ganzo s/n, Torrelavega, 39300, Cantabria, Spain

    Galo Peralta, Gervasio Santiago, Alberto Castilla, José P. Aguilera & Rafael Arjona

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Sánchez, B., Muruzábal, M.J., Peralta, G. et al. Clarithromycin-Oral Anticoagulants Interaction: Report of Five Cases. Clinical Drug Investigation 13, 220–222 (1997). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-199713040-00007

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