BIOADHESIVE MULTIPARTICULATE (MICROSPHERS) DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM: A REVIEW

Multiparticulate chitosan-dispersed system for drug delivery.

A multiparticulate chitosan-dispersed system (CDS), which is composed of the drug reservoir and the drug release-regulating layer, was developed for drug delivery. The drug release-regulating layer is a mixture of water-insoluble polymer and chitosan powder. The drug is released from CDS pellets in all regions of the gastrointestinal tract (from the stomach to the colon). CDS pellets containing...

Bioadhesive Drug Delivery Systems

Bioadhesive Polymeric Platforms for Transmucosal Drug Delivery Systems – a Review

Of the various routes of drug delivery, the oral route is often preferred by the patient. However, peroral administration of drugs has disadvantages such as hepatic first-pass metabolism and enzymatic degradation within the gastrointestinal tract which constitutes a hindrance to oral administration of certain classes of drugs, especially peptides and proteins. Consequently, other absorptive muc...

Multiparticulate Carriers for Controlled Oral Drug Delivery

An overview on multiparticulate drug delivery system: Pellets

Pellets can be defined as small, free flowing, spherical or semi-spherical solid units, typically from about 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm, and intended usually for oral administration, manufactured by the agglomerates of fine powders or granules of bulk drugs and excipients using appropriate processing equipment. Pellets can be prepared by many methods, the compaction and drug-layering being the most widel...