Transdermal Film-Loaded Finasteride Microplates to Enhance Drug Skin Permeation: Two-Step Optimization Study

    March 2016 in “ European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ”
    Tarek Ahmed, Khalid M. El-Say
    Studysummary This study found that using drug microplates in transdermal finasteride films enhances aqueous solubility and skin permeation compared to films with pure finasteride.
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