Abstract
Ophthalmic drug delivery system is very interesting and challenging due to the normal physiologically factor of eyes which reduces the bioavailability of ocular products. The development of a new ophthalmic dosage forms with the existing drugs to improve efficacy and bioavailability including better patients' compliance and convenience has become trend in the most pharmaceutical industries. The present review encompasses various conventional and novel ocular drug delivery systems, methods of preparation, characterization, recent researches carried out. Furthermore, the information on various commercially available in situ gel preparations and the existing patents of in situ drug delivery systems i.e. in situ gel formation of pectin, in situ gel for therapeutic use, medical uses of in situ formed gels and in situ gelling systems as sustained delivery for front of eye also covered in this review.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 237-248 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Recent Patents on Drug Delivery & Formulation |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 23 Jul 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2015 |