Synthesis and screening of thiosemicarbazide-dithiocarbamate conjugates for antioxidant and anticancer activities.

Thiosemicarbazides (TSCs), dithiocarbamates (DTCs) and their molecular conjugates are promising drug targets. However, hybrids of DTCs with TSCs themselves are rarely investigated. Thus, studies were initiated to synthesize novel system derived from TSC-DTCs to examine their pharmacological applications.

Stability studies on aqueous and oily ophthalmic solutions of diclofenac.

Various aqueous and oily diclofenac ophthalmic formulations were subjected to accelerated and long term stability studies. Degradation of diclofenac was found to follow first-order kinetics. Among the aqueous formulations containing preservative, formulation with PMA, PMN, SA, MP/PP and SMS showed diclofenac content above 90% after 6 months of accelerated and 12 months of room temperature storage.

Effect of formulation factors on in-vitro permeation of diclofenac from experimental and marketed aqueous eye drops through excised goat cornea.

The effect of formulation factors on permeation of diclofenac from some experimental and marketed aqueous eye drops through excised goat cornea was evaluated. Raising the pH of formulation from 6.0 to 8.