Transdermal agomelatine microemulsion gel: pyramidal screening, statistical optimization and in vivo bioavailability

Agomelatine is a new antidepressant having very low oral drug bioavailability less than 5% due to being liable to extensive hepatic 1st pass effect. This study aimed to deliver agomelatine by transdermal route through formulation and optimization of microemulsion gel. Pyramidal screening was perform...

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Main Authors: Mayada Said, Ibrahim Elsayed, Ahmed A. Aboelwafa, Ahmed H. Elshafeey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Drug Delivery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2017.1365392