DESIGN, FABRICATION AND EVALUATION OF NATURAL POLYMER-BASED MICROBEADS FOR THE PROLONGED RELEASE OF ANTIVIRAL DRUG
Objectives: The present study designed to prepare and evaluate valacyclovir hydrochloride-loaded hydrogel microbeads using a sodium alginate-xanthan gum polymeric system to get sustained drug release and potential for sustained delivery. Methods: Microbeads were formulated by the ionic gelation technique using variable...