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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Formulation and In Vivo Evaluation of a Solid Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System Using Oily Liquid Tocotrienols as Model Active Substance.

You Zhuan Lee, Eng Kwong Seow, Sheau Chin Lim, Kah Hay Yuen, Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

You Zhuan LeeSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town 11800, Penang, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-0781-3218
Eng Kwong SeowSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
Sheau Chin LimSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
Kah Hay YuenSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
Nurzalina Abdul Karim KhanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) can improve the oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. Solid self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (s-SEDDS) offer several advantages including improved drug stability, ease of administration, and production. Most compounds employed in developing s-SEDDS are solid in nature, with a high amount of surfactants added. The aim of this study was to develop an s-SEDDS using a tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) as the model liquid active substance via a simple adsorption method. The solid formulation was developed using magnesium aluminosilicate as the carrier with 70% TRF and 30% surfactants (poloxamer and Labrasol

Indexed as

in vivo oral bioavailabilitypharmacokineticpoorly water-soluble drugsself-emulsifying drug delivery systemsolid dosage formstocotrienols

Identifiers

PMID34834191
PMCPMC8621674
OpenAlexW3208381305

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