Guar gum: A versatile material for pharmaceutical industries

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 13-19

  Patel, Jay J ^b   Karve, Mandar ^b   Patel, Nirmal K ^a  

^a Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Control release; Extraction method; Guar gum; Guar gum derivatives; Pharmaceutical applications

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; DILTIAZEM; DISINTEGRATING AGENT; EXCIPIENT; EYE DROPS; FLUOROURACIL; GUAR GUM; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; STABILIZING AGENT; TERBUTALINE SULFATE; THICKENING AGENT;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHOLERA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INDUSTRY; EXTRACTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GUAR; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84907522300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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