Drug Carriers
- Name
- Drug Carriers
- Accession Number
- DBCAT000064
- Description
Forms to which substances are incorporated to improve the delivery and the effectiveness of drugs. Drug carriers are used in drug-delivery systems such as the controlled-release technology to prolong in vivo drug actions, decrease drug metabolism, and reduce drug toxicity. Carriers are also used in designs to increase the effectiveness of drug delivery to the target sites of pharmacological actions. Liposomes, albumin microspheres, soluble synthetic polymers, DNA complexes, protein-drug conjugates, and carrier erythrocytes among others have been employed as biodegradable drug carriers.
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Peginterferon alfa-2a A modified form of recombinant human interferon used to stimulate the innate antiviral response in the treatment of hepatitis B and C viruses. Peginterferon alfa-2b A purified form of human interferon used to stimulate the innate antiviral response in the treatment of hepatitis B and C, genital warts, and some cancers. Oleoyl-estrone For the treatment of obesity. Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide gum derived from* Xanthomonas campestris* by a pure-culture fermentation process and purified by recovery with isopropyl alcohol. The major constituents include D-glucose, D-mannose, and D-glucuronic... Tocofersolan A derivative of alpha tocopherol used to treat vitamin E deficiencies. Carbomer Not Annotated Amphotericin B An antifungal used to treat fungal infections in neutropenic patients, cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infection, fungal infections, and leishmaniasis. Astodrimer Astodrimer has been used in trials studying the treatment and prevention of Bacterial Vaginosis. It is a lysine-based dendrimer with naphthalene disulfonic acid surface groups. EGEN-001 Investigated for use/treatment in gene therapy and ovarian cancer. Atelocollagen Not Available NTLA-2001 NTLA-2001 is a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats CRISPR/ Cas9-based gene therapy consisting of a single guide RNA targeting the human TTR gene and a messenger RNA encoding Cas9. Vasomera Not Available - Drugs & Drug Targets