Augmented Oral Bioavailability and Prokinetic Activity of Levosulpiride Delivered in Nanostructured Lipid Carriers

Sadia Tabassam Arif1, Shahiq Uz Zaman1, Muhammad Ayub Khan1

  • 1Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.

Pharmaceutics
|November 11, 2022
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