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Niosome-based delivery systems for olanzapine: Formulation, characterisation, and kinetic evaluation Cover

Niosome-based delivery systems for olanzapine: Formulation, characterisation, and kinetic evaluation

Acta Pharmaceutica
Volume 75 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2025-0026 | Journal eISSN: 1846-9558 | Journal ISSN: 1330-0075
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Language: English
Page range: 531 - 545
Accepted on: Jul 25, 2025
Published on: Oct 10, 2025
Published by: Croatian Pharmaceutical Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
niosome,
olanzapine,
physicochemical characterisation,
kinetic evaluation
Related subjects:
Pharmacy,
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