Sirolimus solid self-microemulsifying pellets: Formulation development, characterization and bioavailability evaluation

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 438, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 123-133

  Hu, Xiongwei ^a,b   Lin, Chen ^c   Chen, Dingxiong ^c   Zhang, Jing ^a   Liu, Zhihong ^a   Wu, Wei ^b   Song, Hongtao ^a  

^a FUZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUJIAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Oral bioavailiability; Pellets; Redispersibility; Self microemulsifying drug delivery system; Sirolimus; Solidification

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; RAPAMYCIN; RITONAVIR; SAQUINAVIR;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID SELF-MICROEMULSIFYING PELLET;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DOGS; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG CARRIERS; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; SIROLIMUS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84867402149     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.07.055     Document Type: Article

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