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Dry powder inhalers of gentamicin and leucine: formulation parameters, aerosol performance and in vitro toxicity on CuFi1 cells.
International journal of pharmaceutics - 15 Apr 2012
Aquino R P, Prota L, Auriemma G, Santoro A, Mencherini T, Colombo G, Russo P
Abstract excerpt
The high hygroscopicity of gentamicin (G) as raw material hampers the production of respirable particles during aerosol generation and prevents its direct use as powder for inhalation in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). Therefore, this research aimed to design a new dry powder formulation of G studying dispersibility properties of an aminoacid, L-leucine (leu), and appropriate process conditions....
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