Preparation and Preliminary Evaluation of Novel β-Cyclodextrin/IUDR Prodrug Formulations

PURPOSE. Iododeoxyuridine (IUdR) has a very short in vivo half-life and consequently achieves low target-tissue concentrations with concomitant lower efficacy than would be predicted from in vitro studies. This work reports the preparation of IUdR:?-cyclodextrin (?-CyD) inclusion complexes designed...

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Main Authors: Leonard I. Wiebe, Xiao-Hong Yang, Shradha Singh, Jim Diakur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/1830