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ArticlePharmaceutics2020

Electrospun Orodispersible Films of Isoniazid for Pediatric Tuberculosis Treatment.

Konstantina Chachlioutaki, Emmanouil K Tzimtzimis, Dimitrios Tzetzis, Ming-Wei Chang, Zeeshan Ahmad, Christina Karavasili, Dimitrios G Fatouros

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Konstantina ChachlioutakiLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Emmanouil K TzimtzimisDigital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 14km Thessaloniki-N. Moudania, GR-57001 Thermi, Greece.
Dimitrios TzetzisDigital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 14km Thessaloniki-N. Moudania, GR-57001 Thermi, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5006-5759
Ming-Wei ChangNanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland, UK.
Zeeshan AhmadLeicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK.
Christina KaravasiliLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8648-1444
Dimitrios G FatourosLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRInternational Hellenic University · GRDe Montfort University · GBUniversity of Ulster · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Child-appropriate dosage forms are critical in promoting adherence and effective pharmacotherapy in pediatric patients, especially those undergoing long-term treatment in low-resource settings. The present study aimed to develop orodispersible films (ODFs) for isoniazid administration to children exposed to tuberculosis. The ODFs were produced from the aqueous solutions of natural and semi-synthetic polymer blends using electrospinning. The spinning solutions and the resulting fibers were physicochemically characterized, and the disintegration time and isoniazid release from the ODFs were assessed in simulated salivary fluid. The ODFs comprised of nanofibers with adequate thermal stability and possible drug amorphization. Film disintegration occurred instantly upon contact with simulated salivary fluid within less than 15 s, and isoniazid release from the ODFs in the same medium followed after the disintegration profiles, achieving rapid and total drug release within less than 60 s. The ease of administration and favorable drug loading and release properties of the ODFs may provide a dosage form able to facilitate proper adherence to treatment within the pediatric patient population.

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electrospinningisoniazidorodispersible filmspediatric drug deliverytuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID32455717
PMCPMC7284807
OpenAlexW3026757839

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