A novel intravaginal delivery system for itraconazole: In Vitro and In Vivo evaluation

Current Drug Delivery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-158

  Dobaria, N B ^a   Mashru, R C ^a   Badhan, A C ^a   Thakkar, A R ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Bioadhesion; Bioadhesive film; Drug retention; Itraconazole; Solid dispersion

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RETENTION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADHESIVENESS; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG STABILITY; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLCELLULOSE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SHEEP; VAGINA; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 66749172993     PISSN: 15672018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720109787846289     Document Type: Article

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