INTRODUCTION Certain drugs are delivered to the nasal cavity because their intended site of action. These are administrated as nasal drops or sprays for a local effect. Such drugs in clinical use include decongestants, antibiotics and mucolytics. The nasal cavity may also be exploited as a route of entry into the systematic circulation, either because the absorption profile of the drug is appro...

The use of nasal cavity as a route of administration of drugs, specifically systemically acting drugs that pose a delivery challenge, have become an area of great interest to the pharmaceutical companies in the past decade. The physiology of the nasal cavity allows for variety of drug delivery possibilities and destinations which include local, systemic, vaccine, and access to the central nervo...

Unpreserved nasal sprays are the latest trend in nasal drug delivery. Different technologies are discussed here in the context of mechanically protected systems, which may provide additional benefits. New test protocols are suggested to evaluate the improved microbiological protection that can be achieved.

The nasal mucosa provides a potentially good route for local and systemic drug delivery. However, the protective feature of the nasal cavity make intranasal delivery challenging. The application of mucoadhesive polymers in nasal drug delivery systems enhances the retention of the dosage form in the nasal cavity. Several groups have investigated using low acyl gellan as a drug delivery vehicle b...

Purpose: To develop a safe mucoadhesive gel for nasal drug delivery using okra polysaccharide. Methods: Rizatriptan benzoate nasal gel was developed using natural polysaccharide obtained from the Abelmoschus esculentus. The gel formulation was characterized for pH, viscosity, mucoadhesion, and in vitro permeation. Permeation parameters obtained include drug flux (j), permeation coefficient (kP)...

Topical drug delivery to poorly ventilated paranasal sinuses is challenging. Pulsating aerosols can improve the deposition of drugs like cortisol in sinuses. The current study compares effect Budesonid administered as pulsating aerosol comparison conventional nasal spray

prolonged residence of drug formulation in the nasal cavity is important for the enhancing intranasal drug delivery. the objective of the present study was to develop a mucoadhesive in-situ gelling nasal insert which would enable the reduced nasal mucociliary clearance in order to improve the bioavailability of metoclopramide hydrochloride. metoclopramide hydrochloride is a potent antiemetic an...

Migraine is characterized by attacks of moderate to severe intensity headache, associated with some combination of severe disability, autonomic dysfunction such as gastric stasis, poor absorption from the small bowel, and associated symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, phonophobia, photophobia and worsening with exertion [1,2]. Oral medications may not be ideally suited for those migraineurs with...

The aim of this paper is the preparation and characterization of drug delivery systems for a potential brain delivery by intranasal administration. It is possible to reach the central nervous system with alternative routes through which therapeutic agents can bypass the blood brain barrier: that is the nasal administration. Intranasal drug administration is non-invasive and it could be a promis...

Intranasal administration provides a non-invasive drug delivery route that has been proposed to target macromolecules either to the brain via direct extracellular cranial nerve-associated pathways or to the periphery via absorption into the systemic circulation. Delivering drugs to nasal regions that have lower vascular density and/or permeability may allow more drug to access the extracellular...