Clinical Therapeutics
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 305-313 , February 2012

Pharmacokinetic Comparison of 2 Formulations of Anastrozole (1 mg) in Healthy Korean Male Volunteers: A Randomized, Single-Dose, 2-Period, 2-Sequence, Crossover Study

  • Yook-Hwan Noh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Young-Ju Ko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Sang-Heon Cho, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Jong-Lyul Ghim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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  • Sangmin Choe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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  • Jin Ah Jung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Un-Jib Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Seok-Joon Jin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Hyun-Jung Park

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trial Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Geun-Seog Song, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Regulatory and Clinical Development Division, Pharmaceutical BU, CJ Cheiljedang Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea
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  • Hyeong-Seok Lim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Hyeong-Seok Lim, MD, PhD, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea, 138-736
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  • Kyun-Seop Bae, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

,Accepted 3 January 2012.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2012.01.008

Clinical Therapeutics
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 305-313 , February 2012

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