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The aim of this research is to develop thermo sensitive drug vehicles for glaucoma therapy in in-situ form to overcome the problems of poor bioavailability, naso lachrymal drainage and rapid precorneal elimination exhibited by conventional eye drops. Thermo sensitive ophthalmic drop was prepared using cold method by mixing thermo sensitive polymer pluronic F-127, viscosifying agent HPMC-E 50 LV and antiglaucoma drug (betaxolol hydrochloride). Prepared in situ gels were evaluated for physical parameters like appearance, gelation temperature, pH, drug content, rheological properties, isotonicity, sterility test, in vitro permeation and in-vivo ocular irritation study. The drug released from selected batch provides sustained release of betaxolol over 7 hours period and showed excellent ocular tolerance. The overall results of this study supports that the Pluronic/HPMC based vehicle could be used for controlled drug release that exhibits a greater potential for glaucoma therapy.
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To study the efficacy of ethanolic extract of B. monosperma bark in cafeteria and atherogenic diet fed rats and monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rats, different doses (200, 400 and 800 mg/kg) of ethanolic extract of B. monosperma bark showed dose dependent decrease in body weight, daily food intake, glucose, lipids, internal organs’ weight and fat pad weight in cafeteria and atherogenic diet fed rats and monosodium glutamate obese rats. The results suggested that B. monosperma has significant anti-obese activity.