Nanoemulsion as a novel ophthalmic delivery system for acetazolamide

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 227-236

  Morsi, N M ^a   Mohamed, M I ^a   Refai, H ^a,b   El Sorogy, H M ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MISR UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acetazolamide; Glaucoma; Nanoemulsion; Ocular irritation; Topical ophthalmic formulation

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ARACHIS OIL; BRINZOLAMIDE; CASTOR OIL; CREMOPHOR; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER; MYRISTIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; OLEIC ACID; POLYSORBATE 80;

ARTICLE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; DRAIZE RABBIT EYE IRRITATION TEST; DROPLET SIZE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE IRRITATION; FLOW KINETICS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NANOEMULSION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PH; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RABBIT; REFRACTION INDEX; SURFACE TENSION; THERAPY EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84919392634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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