Guar gum as platform for the oral controlled release of therapeutics

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 753-766

  Aminabhavi, Tejraj M ^a   Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna N ^a   Joshi, Shrinivas D ^a   More, Uttam A ^a  

^a S E T S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Colon delivery; Controlled release; Guar gum; Oral route; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GUAR GUM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG HALF LIFE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MATRIX TABLET; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXCIPIENTS; GALACTANS; HUMANS; MANNANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLANT GUMS; POLYMERS;

EID: 84899103233     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: 17447593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2014.897326     Document Type: Review

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