Finasteride-loaded nano-lipidic carriers for follicular drug delivery: preformulation screening and Box-Behnken experimental design for optimization of variables

Finasteride (FIN), a 5-α reductase enzyme inhibitor is mainly used orally for the treatment of androgenic alopecia and benign prostate hyperplasia. The present study was undertaken for systematic optimization and assessment of the designed nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) to enhance follicular de...

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Main Authors: Shweta Ramkar, Preeti K. Suresh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022014633