In vitro and in vivo performance modelling and optimisation of different dry powder inhalers: A complementary study of neural networks, genetic algorithms and decision trees.

Journal: International journal of clinical practice
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Aerosol delivery from DPIs could be affected by different factors. This study aimed to evaluate and predict the effects of different factors on drug delivery from DPIs.

Authors

  • Ahmed M A Ali
    Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
  • Hossam M Zawbaa
    Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Ossama M Sayed
    Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Hadeer S Harb
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Haitham Saeed
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Marian S Boshra
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Ahmed G Almeldien
    Department of Clinical Research, Children Cancer Hospital 57357, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Randa Salah Eldin
    Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Ahmed A Elberry
    Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology Department, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Nada Sayed Abdelwahab
    Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Mohamed Nabil Salem
    Department of Internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Hoda Rabea
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Waleed Wael
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Raghda R S Hussein
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Department, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt; Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Rania M Sarhan
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Waleed Ramadan
    Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Yasmin M Madney
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
  • Mohamed E A Abdelrahim
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Department, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.