From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2011-12-09 10:52:07 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Metronidazole Benzoate-Transdermal
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
>From my understanding 'metronidazole' is available in the transdermal formulation.
There is at least one on-going clinical trial in using transdermal medications in felines, who are known to have multiple drug sensitivities. This trial includes metronidazole:
http://www.northwestcompounders.com/TransdermalStudy.aspx
Another study in dogs:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1447390
A study examining the effectiveness of the transdermal gel delivery system:
Arch Pharm Res. 2011 Jun;34(6):931-40. Epub 2011 Jul 2.
Evaluation of mechanical and rheological properties of metronidazole gel as local delivery system.
Jelvehgari M, Montazam H.
"The results showed that all the gel formulations showed good extrudability, viscosity, cohesiveness, homogeneity and spreadability."
Tressie
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