Development and evaluation of Chitosan nanoparticles based dry powder inhalation formulations of Prothionamide.

Prothionamide (PTH), a second line antitubercular drug is used to administer in conventional oral route. However, its unpredictable absorption and frequent administration limit its use. An alternate approach was thought of administering PTH through pulmonary route in a form of nanoparticles, which c...

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Main Authors: Sujit Kumar Debnath, Srinivasan Saisivam, Monalisha Debanth, Abdelwahab Omri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5784924?pdf=render