Evaluation of carbopol-methyl cellulose based sustained-release ocular delivery system for pefloxacin mesylate using rabbit eye model

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-319

  Sultana, Yasmin ^a,c   Aqil, M ^a   Ali, Asgar ^a   Zafar, Shadaab ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Municipal Corporation of Delhi   (India)

^c HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbopol methyl cellulose; In situ gelling systems; Pefloxacin mesylate

Indexed keywords

CARBOMER; DRUG VEHICLE; EYE DROPS; METHYLCELLULOSE; PEFLOXACIN MESILATE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RETENTION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SOLUTION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE;

ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MALE; METHYLCELLULOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POLYVINYLS; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747125733     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: 10979867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10837450600767698     Document Type: Article

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