Oral cyclosporine A - The current picture of its liposomal and other delivery systems

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-152

  Czogalla, Aleksander ^a,b  

^a Research and Development Centre Novasome Sp z oo   (Poland)

^b Pharmaceutical Production Company Hasco Lek SA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine A; Liposomes; Nanoparticles; Oral drug delivery; Physicochemical properties

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; EUDRAGIT; CYCLOSPORIN; LIPOSOME;

BIOEQUIVALENCE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; LIPOSOMAL DELIVERY; SHORT SURVEY; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES;

EID: 58949089131     PISSN: 14258153     EISSN: 16891392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11658-008-0041-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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