Improved dissolution rate and oral bioavailability of lovastatin in red yeast rice products

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 444, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 18-24

  Chen, Chia Hao ^a   Yang, Jyh Chin ^b   Uang, Yow Shieng ^c   Lin, Chun Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Crystallinity; Dissolution; Lovastatin; Red yeast rice

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTIN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LIPOCOL FORTE; LOVASTA; MEVINOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XUEZHIKANG;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LOVASTATIN; MALE; POWDER DIFFRACTION; SOLUBILITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873699629     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.01.028     Document Type: Article

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