Long-term, controlled release of the HIV microbicide TMC120 from silicone elastomer vaginal rings

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 954-956

  Malcolm, R Karl ^a   Woolfson, A David ^a   Toner, Clare F ^a   Morrow, Ryan J ^a   McCullagh, Stephen D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiviral; Diffusion; Drug release; Zero order

Indexed keywords

DAPIVIRINE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; SILASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG RELEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VAGINA RING; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PYRIMIDINES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 27744534900     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki326     Document Type: Article

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