What is it about?
This work describes the application of natural plant polysaccharide as pharmaceutical mucoadhesive excipients in delivery systems to reduce the clearance rate through nasal cavity.
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Why is it important?
The polymer used is from natural and edible source, which is non-toxic and can be used for bypassing the drug degradation in liver. It can be a good delivery system to bypass pre-systemic metabolism of drug.
Perspectives
Designing this work and writing this article was a great experience. Our group is working on natural polysaccharides and their pharmaceutical applications since 20 years.
Dr Giriraj T Kulkarni
Gokaraju Rangaraju College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad
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This page is a summary of: Development and gamma-scintigraphy study ofHibiscus rosasinensispolysaccharide-based microspheres for nasal drug delivery, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, April 2016, Informa Healthcare,
DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2016.1173050.
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