In-situ gel formulations of econazole nitrate: Preparation and in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1274-1282

  Baloglu, Esra ^a   Karavana, Sinem Yaprak ^a   Senyigit, Zeynep Ay ^a   Hilmioglu Polat, Süleyha ^a   Metin, Dilek Yesim ^a   Zekioglu, Osman ^a   Guneri, Tamer ^a   Jones, David S ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Econazole nitrate; in situ gel; poloxamer; rheology; texture profile analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONAZOLE; POLOXAMER; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; HARDNESS; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MUCOADHESION; NONHUMAN; PH; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DOSAGE FORMS; ECONAZOLE; FEMALE; GELS; POLOXAMER; RATS, WISTAR; RHEOLOGY; VAGINA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 80052565209     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2011.01315.x     Document Type: Article

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