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Trial reportMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Formulation of Topical Dosage Forms Containing Synthetic and Natural Anti-Inflammatory Agents for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Tunde Jurca, Liza Józsa, Ramona Suciu, Annamaria Pallag, Eleonora Marian, Ildikó Bácskay, Mariana Mureșan, Roxana Liana Stan, Mariana Cevei, Felicia Cioară and 2 more

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tunde JurcaDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410068 Oradea, Romania.
Liza JózsaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Körút 98, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-5835-5304
Ramona SuciuDepartment of Psychoneuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410068 Oradea, Romania.
Annamaria PallagDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410068 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7146-3040
Eleonora MarianDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410068 Oradea, Romania.
Ildikó BácskayDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Körút 98, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-8663-2890
Mariana MureșanDepartment of Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410068 Oradea, Romania.
Roxana Liana StanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry and Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu-Hațieganu" Victor Babeș Street, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4920-4760
Mariana CeveiDepartment of Psychoneuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410068 Oradea, Romania.
Felicia CioarăDepartment of Psychoneuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410068 Oradea, Romania.
Laura VicașDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410068 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5328-333X
Pálma FehérDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Körút 98, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
University of Oradea · ROUniversity of Debrecen · HUIuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topical anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is of major interest because of their fewer side effects compared to oral therapy. The purpose of this study was to prepare different types of topical formulations (ointments and gels) containing synthetic and natural anti-inflammatory agents with different excipients (e.g.,: surfactants, gel-forming) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The combination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), diclofenac sodium, a topical analgesic agent methyl salicylate, and a lyophilized extract of

Indexed as

Administration, TopicalAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthritis, RheumatoidCalendulaDiclofenacExcipientsFemaleFlowersGelsHumansMaleMiddle AgedOintmentsPlant ExtractsProspective StudiesAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDiclofenacExcipientsGelsOintmentsPlant Extractsanti-inflammatory agentantioxidantCalendula officinalis extractdiclofenac sodiummethyl salicylaterheumatoid arthritissurfactantstopical formulation

Identifiers

PMID33374575
PMCPMC7793088
OpenAlexW3115672734

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