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ArticleTurkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences2025

Development and Characterization of Mucoadhesive Films Containing Metronidazole for Vaginal Drug Delivery.

Sinem Saar, Fatmanur Tuğcu Demiröz

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Article in Turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sinem SaarGazi University Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-6892-5497
Fatmanur Tuğcu DemirözGazi University Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-9468-3329

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Objectives: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common disease in women of reproductive age. Metronidazole (MET) is an antibiotic used to treat BV Materials and Methods: Film formulations were prepared using the solvent casting method with poly(vinyl alcohol), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose K100M, and mixtures of these polymers. Polyethylene glycol 400 was added to the formulations as a plasticizer. The moisture content, average thickness, and weight of the film formulations were examined. Also, the mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation at break) and Results: The moisture content of the formulations was found to be less than 10%. It was observed that tensile strength and elongation at break values decreased when MET was loaded onto the films. Mucoadhesion values decreased with MET loading and the work of mucoadhesion values was found to be 0.070±0.053, 0.067±0.039, and 0.150±0.061 for F4, F5, and F6, respectively. The release of MET was found to be 92.7%, 65.5%, and 87.6% for F4, F5, and F6, respectively. Conclusion: Mucoadhesive films can be used as an alternative dosage form for vaginal delivery of MET in the treatment of BV.

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bacterial vaginosisMetronidazolevaginal drug deliveryvaginal film

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PMID40366148
PMCPMC12080286

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