Strategies to Prolong the Intravaginal Residence Time of Drug Delivery Systems

• Main Authors: Esra Baloglu (Author), Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch (Author), Sinem Yaprak Karavana (Author), Zeynep Ay Senyigit (Author)
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• Udgivet: Frontiers Media S.A., 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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The vagina has been studied as a favorable site for local and systemic delivery of drugs for female-related conditions. There are a large number of vaginal medications on the market and most of them require frequent application due to their short vaginal residence time. A prolonged vaginal residence...