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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Besifloxacin Nanocrystal: Towards an Innovative Ophthalmic Preparation.

José Izo Santana da Silva de Jesus, Felipe Rebello Lourenço, Kelly Ishida, Thayná Lopes Barreto, Valdir Carlos Avino, Edson Dos Santos Neto, Nádia Araci Bou-Chacra

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

José Izo Santana da Silva de JesusDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Professor Lineu Prestes Av 580, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5043-8436
Felipe Rebello LourençoDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Professor Lineu Prestes Av 580, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2630-151X
Kelly IshidaDepartment of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Professor Lineu Prestes Av 2415, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4602-0926
Thayná Lopes BarretoDepartment of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Professor Lineu Prestes Av 2415, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.
Valdir Carlos AvinoDepartment of Research and Development, Pearson Saúde Animal S.A., Rua Arizona 491, Edifício Itaporanga, 18° Andar, Conjunto 182, Cidade Monções, São Paulo 04567-001, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7821-0356
Edson Dos Santos NetoOphthalmology Division, Clinical Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 255, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 05403-000, Brazil.
Nádia Araci Bou-ChacraDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Professor Lineu Prestes Av 580, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial conjunctivitis significantly impacts public health, including more than one-third of eye diseases reported worldwide. It is an infection caused by various aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and is highly contagious. Therefore, it has a high incidence of bacterial resistance to the antibiotics commonly used for treatment. Among the most recent antibiotics, besifloxacin is a fourth-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic indicated exclusively for topical ophthalmic use. Due to its importance in treating bacterial conjunctivitis and its low solubility in water, limiting its efficacy, a nanotechnology-based drug delivery preparation was developed to overcome this hurdle. Besifloxacin nanocrystals were prepared by small-scale wet milling and response surface methodology, using Povacoat

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besifloxacinconjunctivitisfluoroquinolonesnanocrystalsPovacoat®

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PMID36297656
PMCPMC9609799

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