Role of natural polymers used in formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms: A review

International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2347-2362

  Sujitha, B ^a   Krishnamoorthy, B ^a   Muthukumaran, M ^a  

^a Montessori Siva Sivani Institute of Science and Technology College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Gums; Mucilage; Novel drug delivery systems; Plants; Sustained release

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA; AMYLOSE; ARABINOSE; CARRAGEENAN; CARVEDILOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOZAPINE; DICLOFENAC; FAMOTIDINE; GALACTOMANNAN; GALACTOSE; GELATIN; GELLAN; GUAR GUM; GUM ARABIC; GUM TRAGACANTH; KARAYA GUM; LACTOSE; LANOLIN; MANNAN; METFORMIN; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; PEPPERMINT; POLYMER; PROPOLIS; THEOPHYLLINE; TURMERIC; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHAN;

AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC; CERETONIA SILIQUA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBUS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HAKEA GIBBOSA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ROSASINENSIS; HONEY; HYDROPHILICITY; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROENCAPSULATION; MUCOADHESION; NANOENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANTAGO OVATA; PROTEACEAE; REVIEW; STERCULIA; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; TAMARIND;

EID: 84874420891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0975766X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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