Medicated Chewing Gum: A Novel Drug Delivery System

Medicated chewing gum, a novel drug delivery system

New formulations and technologies have been developed through oral drug delivery systems' researches. Such researches display significance of oral route amongst patients. We've reviewed all the features associated with medicated chewing gum as a modern drug delivery by introducing the history, advantages and disadvantages, methods of manufacturing, composition differences, evaluation tests and ...

Chewing Gum as a Drug Delivery System

In present era, many research and technological advancements are made in the field of oral drug delivery as it is highly accepted amongst patients.. Chewing gum is one of the very popular oral confectionery products. Medicated chewing gums are prepared by using a water insoluble gum base, elastomers, emulsifiers, fillers, waxes, antioxidants, softeners, sweeteners, food colourings, flavoring ag...

Chewing Gum: A Novel Approach for Drug Delivery

People of all cultures chew gum, and a variety of gums and gum-like substances have been enjoyed for thousands of years. The introduction and subsequent success of Nicotine chewing gum in the 1980’s paved the way for a more general acceptance of chewing gum as a drug delivery system. Improved technology and extended knowledge, together with the inclusion of medical chewing gum in the European P...

An overview on Medicated Chewing Gum and its Applications

Directly Compressible “medicated Chewing Gum (mcg)” for Staying Alert

Medicated chewing gums are defined by the European Pharmacopoeia 1 and the guidelines for pharmaceutical dosage forms as „„solid single dose preparations with a base consisting mainly of gum that are intended to be chewed but not swallowed, providing a slow steady release of the medicine contained‟‟2. It can be either used for local treatment of mouth disease or systemic delivery by direct intr...