Formulation development and characterization of metronidazole microencapsulated bioadhesive vaginal gel

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages 240-257

  Bhowmik, Benoy Brata ^a   Nayak, Bhabani Shankar ^a   Chatterjee, Arkendu ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN PHARMACY INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Microcapsules; Microencapsulated bioadhesive vaginal gel (MBVG); Vaginal bio adhesion; Vaginal irritation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOPOL 974P; ETHYL CELLULOSE; METRONIDAZOLE; PROPYLENE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TRIETHANOLAMINE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; FLOW; GEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROCAPSULE; MICROENCAPSULATED BIOADHESIVE VAGINAL GEL; MICROENCAPSULATION; MUCOADHESION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHARMACOKINETICS; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; VISCOSITY; ZERO ORDER KINETICS;

EID: 77953405780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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