Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Transdermal delivery"
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A comparative study of lamellar gel phase systems and emzaloids as transdermal drug delivery systems for acyclovir and methotrexate
(North-West University, 2004)The skin forms an attractive and accessible route for systemic delivery of drugs as alternative to other methods of administration, such as the oral and parental methods because of the problems associated with last ... -
Effect of Brij 97 in the presence and absence of carrageenan on the transdermal delivery of 5-Fluorouracil
(North-West University, 2006)The skin is the largest and most easily accessible organ of the human body thus making it the ideal route for systemic drug delivery. The transdermal route of drug delivery offers several advantages compared to the ... -
The effect of emulsifiers and penetration enhancers in emulsions on dermal and transdermal delivery
(North-West University, 2008)Emulsions are widely used as the delivery vehicles of active ingredients. The aim of this project was the investigation of the effect of the emulsifier system on dermal and transdermal delivery. Four different actives with ... -
Formulation of 5–Fluorouracil for transdermal delivery
(North-West University, 2010)Non–melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common human malignancy and it is estimated that over 1.3 million cases are diagnosed each year in the United States (Neville et al., 2007:462). There are three main types of ... -
Formulation, in vitro release and transdermal diffusion of anti-inflammatory gel preparations containing diclofenac salts
(North-West University, 2010)Most individuals are influenced by pain at some stage in their lives. It can either be of acute or chronic nature. An acute pain condition initiates and is treated within a time span of 12 weeks. Chronic pain can, however, ... -
Formulation, in vitro release and transdermal diffusion of atropine by implementation of the delivery gap principle
(2014)The transdermal delivery route has become a popular alternative to more conventional routes, such as oral administration, but has not yet reached its full potential (Prausnitz & Langer, 2008:1261). Although the transdermal ... -
Formulation, in vitro release and transdermal diffusion of isoniazide and rifampicin for dermal tuberculosis
(North-West University, 2009)Extra pulmonary tuberculosis makes up 10% of all tuberculosis cases and cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) only a fraction of this 10%. CTB is caused by mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis and can lead to scarring and deformities. ... -
Pheroid technology for the transdermal delivery of lidocaine and prilocaine
(North-West University, 2008)Local anaesthetics have been implemented extensively in the case of a variety of painful superficial procedures, venipuncture, skin graft harvesting, anal or genital pruritus, poison ivy rashes, postherpetic neuralgia ... -
Transdermal delivery of selected statins formulated in apricot kernel oil emulsions
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Statins are the leading active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in the oral treatment of elevated cholesterol levels in the bloodstream. Oral administered statins claim to have gastro-intestinal side-effects, which could ... -
Transdermal penetration of acyclovir in the presence and absence of terpenes
(North-West University, 2003)Acyclovir is an antiviral drug used in the treatment and prevention of herpes simplex and varicella-zoster viral infections. The major problem in the transdermal delivery of acyclovir is the permeation in sufficient amounts ...
