Open AccessAn alternative in situ gel-formulation of levofloxacin eye drops for prolong ocular retention
Author(s) -
Himanshu Gupta,
Mohd. Aqil,
Roop K. Khar,
Asgar Ali,
Aseem Bhatnagar,
Gaurav Mittal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.149810
Subject(s) - levofloxacin , bioavailability , biomedical engineering , in situ , in vivo , drug delivery , chitosan , chromatography , medicine , ophthalmology , chemistry , pharmacology , materials science , nanotechnology , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , biology , antibiotics
Delivering drugs to ocular region is a challenging task. Eye physiological barriers lead to relatively less therapeutic and bioavailability effect by the conventional eye drops. This may be overcome by the use of in situ gel delivery system.