Liposomal gel with chloramphenicol: Characterisation and in vitro release

Acta Pharmaceutica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-330

  Pavelić, Željka ^a   Škalko Basnet, Nataša ^b   Jalšenjak, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b POKHARA UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Bioadhesive gel; Chloramphenicol; Liposomes; Stability; Vaginal application

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CARBOPOL 947P NF RESIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; POLYOL; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; EGG; GEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 12444285859     PISSN: 13300075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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