Mucoadhesive Budesonide Formulation for the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

• Main Authors: Antonella Casiraghi (Author), Chiara Grazia Gennari (Author), Umberto Maria Musazzi (Author), Marco Aldo Ortenzi (Author), Susanna Bordignon (Author), Paola Minghetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a chronic immune/antigen-mediated esophageal inflammatory disease for which off-label topical corticosteroids (e.g., budesonide) are widely used in clinic. In general, thickening excipients are mixed with industrial products to improve the residence time of the drug...