Publications by authors named "Melanie Fein"

Introduction: Atropine sulfate is an FDA-approved medical countermeasure (MCM) for the treatment of organophosphorus nerve agent and organophosphate pesticide toxicity. Sufficient MCM supplies must be available in an incident involving a mass human exposure either from an accidental chemical release or a terrorist attack.

Methods: We performed a randomized, 3-sequence, 3-period phase I crossover study to assess the bioavailability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of a single dose (0.

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Oral cannabidiol (CBD) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat patients with Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes and tuberous sclerosis complex. The therapeutic potential of oral CBD formulations is limited by extensive first-pass hepatic metabolism. Following oral administration, the inactive metabolite blood concentration is ∼40-fold higher than CBD.

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Imiquimod 3.75% cream is a topical formulation of imiquimod intended for daily application to treat actinic keratoses of the entire face or balding scalp. The objective of the study was to characterize serum imiquimod and metabolite pharmacokinetics.

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