Liquid and Solid Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems (SEDDs) as Carriers for the Oral Delivery of Azithromycin: Optimization, In Vitro Characterization and Stability Assessment

• Main Authors: Reem Abou Assi (Author), Ibrahim M. Abdulbaqi (Author), Toh Seok Ming (Author), Chan Siok Yee (Author), Habibah A. Wahab (Author), Shaik Mohammed Asif (Author), Yusrida Darwis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Azithromycin (AZM) is a macrolide antibiotic used for the treatment of various bacterial infections. The drug is known to have low oral bioavailability (37%) which may be attributed to its relatively high molecular weight, low solubility, dissolution rate, and incomplete intestinal absorption. To ov...