Inclusion of acitretin into cyclodextrin
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Xin Liu; Hai-Shu Lin; J.C. Thenmozhiyal; Sui Yung Chan; Paul C. Ho
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Acitretin, a retinoid for the treatment of severe psoriasis, exhibits extremely low aqueous solubility and high photosensitivity. This study investigated the effects of the complexation of acitretin with the respective hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPBCD) and randomly substituted methyl-beta-cycl