Pharma Excipients
Emulsifier
Microneedle array patches for sustained delivery of fluphenazine: A micron scale approach for the…
Schizophrenia is a severe chronic mental illness characterised by impaired emotional and cognitive functioning. To treat this condition, antipsychotics are available in limited dosage forms, mainly oral and injectable formulations. Although injectable antipsychotics were designed to enhance…
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Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems: A versatile approach to enhance the oral delivery of BCS…
Biopharmaceutical classification systems (BCS) class III drugs belongs to a group of drugs with high solubility in gastrointestinal (GI) fluids and low membrane permeability result in significantly low bioavailability. Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) considered a suitable candidate to…
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Critical Excipients in Topical and Parenteral Dermatological Formulations: Novel Analytical…
Background & Introduction
Excipients play a crucial role in efficacy, safety and quality of medicinal products. In topical dermatological formulations, often complex excipients of natural or semi-synthetic origin with broad specifications are used (1). In parenteral drug delivery, non-ionic…
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Natural product-based excipients for topical green formulations
Abstract
The industry has been paying more attention to the quality of excipients since they play a fundamental role in the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of pharmaceutical products. However, in the case of topical products synthetic compounds have been a concern for consumers, since they can…
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Dual-Drug-Loaded Topical Delivery of Photodynamically Active Lipid-Based Formulation for Combination…
Topical administration of anti-cancer drugs along with photodynamically active molecules is a non-invasive approach, which stands to be a promising modality for treating aggressive cutaneous melanomas with the added advantage of high patient compliance. However, the efficiency of delivering drugs…
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PLGA – A versatile copolymer for design and development of nanoparticles for drug delivery
Introduction
Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) or PLGA, a highly hydrophobic copolymer comprised of lactic acid and glycolic acid, has been approved in many drug products and medical devices.1 Over the years since the first approved in 1997, PLGA has been widely studied polymer in the industry because…
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Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System for Enhanced Bioavailability of Madecassic Acid: In vitro…
Purpose: Madecassic acid (MCA) is a natural triterpenoid isolated from centellae herba that has diverse biological effects, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer activities. However, the efficacy of MCA is limited by low oral bioavailability caused by its extremely poor aqueous…
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Emulsion-Based Gel Loaded with Ibuprofen and Its Derivatives
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vehicle and chemical modifications of the structure of active compounds on the skin permeation and accumulation of ibuprofen (IBU). As a result, semi-solid formulations in the form of an emulsion-based gel loaded with ibuprofen and its derivatives,…
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Gelucire® 44/14 – Self-emulsifying excipient for solubility and oral bioavailability…
Product description
Gelucire® 44/14 is a non-ionic water dispersible surfactant recommended for use in lipid-based formulations to increase the aqueous solubility and oral bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs.
A multi-component excipient
Gelucire® 44/14 is obtained by an alcoholysis…
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Role of additives in starch-based edible films and coating: A review with current knowledge
Edible films and coating provide a potentially effective method for preserving fresh food products by reducing moisture loss, regulating respiration rate, improving surface smoothness, and or preventing microbial growth during their storage. Concurrently, starch has proven for its inexpensive,…
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