Improved drug delivery to the lower intestinal tract with tablets compression-coated with enteric/nonenteric polymer powder blends

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 486-492

  Rujivipat, Soravoot ^a   Bodmeier, Roland ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colonic drug delivery; Compression coating; Enteric polymer; Ethylcellulose; Polymer blends; Pulsatile release

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; ETHYL CELLULOSE; EUDRAGIT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; COLON ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; PH MEASUREMENT; TABLET; TABLET COMPRESSION; WETTABILITY;

CELLULOSE; COLON; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXCIPIENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOKINETICS; POLYMERS; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS; POWDERS; SOLUBILITY; TABLETS;

EID: 78549273315     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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