Formulation, optimization, in-vivo biodistribution studies and histopathological safety assessment of duloxetine HCl-loaded ultra-elastic nanovesicles for antidepressant effect after intranasal and transdermal delivery
Duloxetine hydrochloride (DUL) is a BCS class-II antidepressant drug, acting via serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibition. Despite high oral absorption, DUL suffers limited bioavailability due to extensive gastric and first-pass metabolism. To improve DUL's bioavailability; DUL-loaded e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590156723000385 |