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Abstract
Colon drug delivery system is gaining importance in most of the days because colon is a site where in both local and systemic delivery of drugs can take place. Targeting drugs directly to the colon is advantageous in the treatment of colonic disease such as ulcerative colitis, crohn’s disease and inflammatory bowel disease. This review mainly comprises the anatomy of the colon, and various approaches to target drugs to the colon.
Keywords
Colon
Targeted drug delivery
Colonic Micro flora
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Kodati , S., Jaya, & M, C. E. (2012). AN OVERVIEW ON COLON TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM . International Research Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Sciences, 2(6), 12-17. Retrieved from https://scienztech.org/index.php/irjpas/article/view/329