Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Permeation"
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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 ... -
The effect of Brij 97 and carrageenan on the transdermal delivery of acyclovir
(North-West University, 2006)The skin, by weight, is the largest organ of the body. Human skin serves to provide several important functions that may be classified. in a general context, as protective, maintaining homeostasis and sensing. The outermost ... -
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 ... -
Skin delivery of selected hydrophilic drugs used in the treatment of skin diseases associated with HIV/AIDS by using elastic liposomes
(North-West University, 2003)Due to the immuncompromised status of AIDS patients, secondary infections and malignancies are common. Conditions secondary to AIDS for which patients require treatment include Karposi's sarcoma (treated with methotrexate), ... -
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 ...