Posts tagged with "guar"



09. February 2017
Abstract: Background: Colorectal carcinoma is the fourth most common internal malignancy; it is second only to carcinoma of the lung as a cause of carcinoma death. 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) is a drug of choice in the treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer. The drug shows irritation on gastric exposure. It has poor bioavailability with half life less than 2 h. Targeted delivery of 6-MP will provide an effective and safe therapy for colon diseases. Objective:...
10. November 2015
To ensure safe oral administration, pediatric patients require an appropriate dosage form to be swallowed without relevant difficulties. Ex tempore hydrated powders, forming viscous pulp “on a spoon”, have recently gained much interest as pediatric formulations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the viscosity-increasing substances and disintegrants, alone or in mixtures, as excipients suitable for preparing such formulations, with candesartan and valsartan chosen as model active...