Studies on the development of oral colon targeted drug delivery systems for metronidazole in the treatment of amoebiasis

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 43-55

  Krishnaiah, Y S R ^a   Bhaskar Reddy, P R ^a   Satyanarayana, V ^a   Karthikeyan, R S ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Colon targeting; Compression coating; Guar gum; In vitro dissolution; Metronidazole

Indexed keywords

GUAR GUM; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; METRONIDAZOLE; STARCH; TALC;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CECUM; DISSOLUTION; DRUG COATING; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG TARGETING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TABLET COMPRESSION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COLON; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; GALACTANS; MALE; MANNANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT GUMS; RATS; TABLETS, ENTERIC-COATED;

EID: 0037006927     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(02)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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