Formulation and in vitro, in vivo evaluation of effervescent floating sustained-release imatinib mesylate tablet.

Imatinib mesylate is an antineoplastic agent which has high absorption in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Conventional imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) tablets produce rapid and relatively high peak blood levels and requires frequent administration to keep the plasma drug level at an...

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Main Authors: Ali Kadivar, Behnam Kamalidehghan, Hamid Akbari Javar, Ehsan Taghizadeh Davoudi, Nurul Dhania Zaharuddin, Bahareh Sabeti, Lip Yong Chung, Mohamed Ibrahim Noordin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4452730?pdf=render