Development of Optimized Self-Nanoemulsifying Lyophilized Tablets to Improve Finasteride Clinical Pharmacokinetic Behavior

November 2017 in “ Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy ”

Tarek Ahmed, Khalid M. El-Say, Khaled M. Hosny, Bader M Aljaeid

self-nanoemulsifying lyophilized tablets SNELTs finasteride clinical pharmacokinetic behavior solubility dissolution rate bioavailability absorption hair loss benign prostatic hyperplasia Propecia

Studysummary This study found that the optimized finasteride-loaded lyophilized tablets using a self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system improved bioavailability in human volunteers compared to the marketed finasteride product.

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