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ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2022

A novel oral medicated jelly for enhancement of etilefrine hydrochloride bioavailability:

Ahmed Hassen Elshafeey, Rania Moataz El-Dahmy

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Article in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmed Hassen ElshafeeyDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.
Rania Moataz El-DahmyDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Cairo 12585, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGOctober 6 University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Etilefrine hydrochloride (ET) is a water-soluble drug that is used to treat hypotension, but it has a bitter taste and low bioavailability due to undergoing the first-pass effect. Thus, this study aimed to develop and evaluate oral medicated jelly (OMJ) containing ET that could offer an easily taken palatable dosage form with higher bioavailability. OMJ is a novel palatable drug delivery system that can easily be taken by pediatric and geriatric patients, as well as those with dysphagia. Moreover, OMJs offer rapid disintegration in saliva and rapid drug absorption through the buccal mucosa, avoiding the first-pass effect and increasing the drug bioavailability. Natural polymers such as pectin, guar gum, xanthan gum, tragacanth gum, and sodium alginate were used as jellifying agents, with the addition of calcium chloride as a crosslinking agent, to prepare OMJs using the heat and congealing method. The prepared OMJs were investigated by testing their viscosity,

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BioavailabilityEtilefrineFast releaseOral medicated jellyTaste maskingTexture analysis

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PMID36387345
PMCPMC9649358
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