Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Guar Gum-Based Colon-Targeted Drug Delivery Systems of Tinidazole in Healthy Human Volunteers

Drug Delivery: Journal of Delivery and Targeting of Therapeutic Agents

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-268

  Krishnaiah, Y S R ^a   Muzib, Y Indira ^a   Bhaskar, P ^a   Satyanarayana, V ^a   Latha, K ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Colon Targeted Tablets; Guar Gum; Human Volunteers; Pharmacokinetic Evaluation; Tinidazole

Indexed keywords

GUAR GUM; MEBENDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; TABLET FORMULATION;

EID: 0345599895     PISSN: 10717544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/drd_10_4_263     Document Type: Article

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