A hydrogel-forming bioadhesive ocular minitablet for the management of microbial keratitis

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Gilhotr, Ritu Mehra ^a,b   Gilhotra, Neeraj ^a,b   Mishra, D N ^a,b  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b SURESH GYAN VIHAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gatifloxacin; Ocular minitablet; Prolonged release; Sodium alginate

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CHITOSAN; GATIFLOXACIN; GLUCONATE CALCIUM;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TABLET FORMULATION;

EID: 77958582310     PISSN: 18180876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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