Formulation and characterization of palm oil ester-based betamethasone 17-valerate creams and comparison with marketed products

• Main Authors: Win, Thazin, Ahmad, Kausar, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, Edueng, Khadijah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/44983/1/Conference_PHARMATECH2014_Betamethasone_kausar20151007.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/44983/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This study aimed to formulate and characterize betamethasone 17-valerate creams produced from palm olein-based oil-in-water emulsions and compare the data to that of commercial products. Test creams with three different viscosities were prepared using varying concentrations (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3% w/w) o...