Formulation design and evaluation of a self-microemulsifying drug delivery system of lovastatin

Acta Pharmaceutica

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 357-370

  Goyal, Urvashi ^a   Arora, Ritika ^b   Aggarwal, Geeta ^b  

^a Rayat Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b Rayat Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Hyperlipidemia; Lovastatin; Phase diagram; SMEDDS

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER; MEVINOLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STABILITY; EMULSION; FLOW KINETICS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84876543486     PISSN: 13300075     EISSN: 18469558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10007-012-0022-1     Document Type: Article

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