A Raman spectroscopic investigation of bioadhesive tetracaine local anaesthetic formulations

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 279, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 43-50

  Dennis, Andrew C ^a   McGarvey, John J ^b   Woolfson, A David ^b   McCafferty, Dermot F ^b   Moss, Gary P ^c  

^a BT7 1JN Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Percuatneous local anaesthesia; Raman spectroscopy; Skin

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; EXCIPIENT; HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; TETRACAINE;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ADSORPTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADHESIVES; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; EXCIPIENTS; HUMANS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; TETRACAINE;

EID: 3242781622     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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