[Summarize drug dosage forms in treatment of age-related macular degeneration disease].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
; 42(4): 628-633, 2017 Feb.
Article
in Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28959828
ABSTRACT
In this review, the authors summarized the drugs in treatment of the age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD), including the pathogenesis of the age-related macular degeneration at home and abroad, dosage forms used in the treatment, and the drugs research and development directions in the future. AMD disease is the third largest blinding diseases all over the world, with an incidence of 6.62%. The dosage form of the traditional medicine is mostly oral formulations, playing a role in body, while the newly dosage form is topical drug delivery formulation. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has certain advantages in the treatment of AMD disease and the development of topical drug delivery preparations with newly preparation technologies would have a very bright prospect in the future.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Macular Degeneration
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
Journal subject:
FARMACOLOGIA
/
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China