Effect of cellulose polymers on supersaturation and in vitro membrane transport of hydrocortisone acetate

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-237

  Raghavan, S L ^a   Trividic, A ^a   Davis, A F ^b   Hadgraft, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosolvents; Hydrocortisone acetate; Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose; In vitro diffusion; Methyl cellulose; Supersaturation

Indexed keywords

CARBOMER; DRUG VEHICLE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; METHYLCELLULOSE; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG TRANSPORT; GEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELLULOSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIFFUSION; GELS; HYDROCORTISONE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METHYLCELLULOSE; PERMEABILITY; SILICONES; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0033986929     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(99)00345-2     Document Type: Article

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