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SUBMITTER: Brown TL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5874722 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brown Teagan L TL Petrovski Steve S Chan Hiu Tat HT Angove Michael J MJ Tucci Joseph J
Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) 20180226 1
The delivery of phages to epithelial surfaces for therapeutic outcomes is a realistic proposal, and indeed one which is being currently tested in clinical trials. This paper reviews some of the known research on formulation of phages into semi-solid dosage forms such as creams, ointments and pastes, as well as solid dosage forms such as troches (or lozenges and pastilles) and suppositories/pessaries, for delivery to the epithelia. The efficacy and stability of these phage formulations is discuss ...[more]