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ArticlePharmaceutics2014

Drug-eluting nasal implants: formulation, characterization, clinical applications and challenges.

Ankit Parikh, Utkarshini Anand, Malachy C Ugwu, Tiam Feridooni, Emad Massoud, Remigius U Agu

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The efficacy of steroid-eluting stents on the local inflammation of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis after endoscopic sinus surgery: a multicenter prospective longitudinal study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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  8. Antibiotic eluting sinus stents.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2020
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  14. The role of antibiotics in pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2017
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  16. Contemporary Use of Corticosteroids in Rhinology.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2017
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  17. MgNd2 alloy in contact with nasal mucosa: an in vivo and in vitro approach.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ankit ParikhBiopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Lab, College of Pharmacy, 5968 College Street, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada. AN347441@dal.ca.
Utkarshini AnandBiopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Lab, College of Pharmacy, 5968 College Street, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada. U.Anand@dal.ca.
Malachy C UgwuBiopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Lab, College of Pharmacy, 5968 College Street, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada. ugwumcc@yahoo.com.
Tiam FeridooniBiopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Lab, College of Pharmacy, 5968 College Street, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada. tiam.feridooni@gmail.com.
Emad MassoudQueen Elizabeth II (QEII) Health Sciences Centre, 1278 Tower Road, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9, Canada. Emad.massoud@dal.ca.
Remigius U AguBiopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Lab, College of Pharmacy, 5968 College Street, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada. Remigius.agu@dal.ca.
Capital District Health Authority · CAQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic inflammation and infection of the nasal sinuses, also referred to as Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS), severely affects patients' quality of life. Adhesions, ostial stenosis, infection and inflammation relapses complicate chronic sinusitis treatment strategies. Drug-eluting stents, packings or implants have been suggested as reasonable alternatives for addressing these concerns. This article reviewed potential drug candidates for nasal implants, formulation methods/optimization and characterization methods. Clinical applications and important considerations were also addressed. Clinically-approved implants (Propel™ implant, the Relieva stratus™ MicroFlow spacer, and the Sinu-Foam™ spacer) for CRS treatment was an important focus. The advantages and limitations, as well as future considerations, challenges and the need for additional research in the field of nasal drug implant development, were discussed.

Identifiers

PMID24871904
PMCPMC4085598
OpenAlexW2048623202

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