FG90 chitosan as a new polymer for metronidazole mucoadhesive tablets for vaginal administration

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 120-127

  Perioli, Luana ^a   Ambrogi, Valeria ^a   Pagano, Cinzia ^a   Scuota, Stefania ^b   Rossi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial inhibition; FG90 chitosan; Metronidazole; Mucoadhesion; Tablets; Vaginosis

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; FG 90; METRONIDAZOLE; POLYCARBOPHIL; POVIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HYDRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MUCOADHESION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET FRIABILITY; TABLET HARDNESS;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHITOSAN; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; METRONIDAZOLE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POVIDONE; TISSUE ADHESIVES; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 67649646738     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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