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Chitosan: a unique polysaccharide for drug delivery.
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Drug development and industrial pharmacy [Drug Dev Ind Pharm] 1998 Nov; Vol. 24 (11), pp. 979-93. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- The aim of this review is to give an insight into the many potential applications of chitosan as a pharmaceutical drug carrier. The first part of this review concerns the principal uses of chitosan as an excipient in oral formulations (particularly as a direct tableting agent) and as a vehicle for parenteral drug delivery devices. The use of chitosan to manufacture sustained-release systems deliverable by other routes (nasal, ophthalmic, transdermal, and implantable devices) is discussed in the second part.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0363-9045
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Drug development and industrial pharmacy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9876553
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03639049809089942