Purpose: Conjunctivitis is a common eye disorder that causes swelling and inflammation of the conjunctiva. Topical dosage form containing antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed for the treatment and in order to overcome problems of conventional dosage forms the present study aims to develop an ocular insert containing moxifloxacin HCl and ketorolac tromethamine.
Methods: Insert was prepared by a solvent casting method by taking different polymers PVA, PVP K-30, and a combination of both as film-forming polymer, and glycerol as a plasticizer and characterized by various parameters like thickness, folding endurance, pH, swelling index, drug content, mechanical properties, in vitro and in vivo release study.
Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets
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Background: Diltiazem hydrochloride is a calcium channel-blocker with a plasma elimination half-life of 4.4 ± 1.3 h and has a narrow absorption window.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFmRNA vaccines take advantage of the mechanism that our cells use to produce proteins. Our cells produce proteins based on the knowledge contained in our DNA; each gene encodes a unique protein. The genetic information is essential, but cells cannot use it until mRNA molecules convert it into instructions for producing specific proteins.
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Albendazole, a BCS class II drug, has poor dissolution characteristic. In order to enhance dissolution nanocrystals were prepared by antisolvent precipitation process using PVP K-30(0.05%,0.
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