Pharmacokinetic evaluation of guar gum-based colon-targeted oral drug delivery systems of metronidazole in healthy volunteers

European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-294

  Krishnaiah, Y S R ^a   Veer Raju, P ^a   Dinesh Kumar, B ^b   Jayaram, B ^a   Rama, B ^a   Raju, V ^a   Bhaskar, P ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Colon targeted tablets; Guar gum; Human volunteers; Metronidazole; Pharmacokinetic evaluation

Indexed keywords

GUAR GUM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COLON; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG TARGETING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; TABLET;

EID: 0347915716     PISSN: 03787966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03220181     Document Type: Article

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