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ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2024

Revisiting Niclosamide Formulation Approaches - a Pathway Toward Drug Repositioning.

Mario Jug, Flavia Laffleur, Gioconda Millotti

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Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mario JugDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10 000, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-7473-9807
Flavia LaffleurDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.
Gioconda MillottiFaculty of Natural Sciences, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula, 52100, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0009-2759-4850

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Niclosamide (NIC), an anthelmintic drug, has garnered recent attention for its potential as an antiviral, antibacterial, and chemotherapeutic agent, among other applications. Repurposing NIC presents a current trend, offering significant time and cost savings compared to developing entirely new therapeutic chemical entities. However, its drawback lies in poor solubility, resulting in notably low oral bioavailability. This review consolidates efforts to overcome this limitation by summarizing twelve categories of formulations, spanning derivatives, amorphous solid dispersions, co-crystals, nanocrystals, micelles, nanohybrids, lipid nanoparticles and emulsions, cyclodextrins, polymeric nanoparticles, dry powders for inhalation, 3D printlets, and nanofibers. These formulations cover oral, injectable, inhalable and potentially (trans)dermal routes of administration. Additionally, we present a comprehensive overview of NIC characteristics, including physico-chemical properties, metabolism, safety, and pharmacokinetics. Moreover, we identify gaps in formulation and administration pathways that warrant further investigation to address NIC poor bioavailability.

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Biological AvailabilityDrug RepositioningNiclosamideAnimalsAnthelminticsChemistry, PharmaceuticalDrug CompoundingHumansNanoparticlesSolubilityAnthelminticsNiclosamideadministration pathwaysdrug repurposingformulationsniclosamidepharmaco-kineticssolubility

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PMID39308694
PMCPMC11416123

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