Self-nano emulsifying drug delivery system: A versatile carrier for lipophilic drugs

2021 ◽  
Vol 09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilpreet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Oral Route ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Modern Drug ◽  
New Chemical Entities ◽  
Poorly Soluble ◽  
High Pressure Homogenizer ◽  
Phase Inversion Method

Background: Lipid-based systems such as self-nano emulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDS) have resurged the eminence of nanoemulsions and offer many useful drug delivery opportunities. In the modern drug discovery era, there was a consistent increase in the number of poorly soluble new chemical entities which suffer from poor and erratic bioavailability problems. The oral route possesses some major disadvantages such as lack of constant drug levels in plasma, first-pass metabolism which results in poor bioavailability, so to address these problems, various lipid-based therapeutic systems are available from which (SNEDDS) have the promising tool for increasing the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs. Methods: SNEDDS is the isotropic mixture of oils, surfactant, and co-surfactant having droplet size in the range of 100-200 nm, which spontaneously emulsifies when it contacts with aqueous media in Gastrointestinal (G.I) fluid. Various preparative methods are available for SNEDDS such as high-pressure homogenizer, Microfluidization, Sonication, Phase inversion, method. These methods show favorable benefits in drug delivery. SNEDDS possesses some disadvantages like precipitation of drug in G.I fluid or either drug will reach out in the capsule dosage form due to incompatibility issues, which will overcome by some more advanced techniques like supersaturate SNEDDS, which contains a precipitation inhibitor or Solid SNEDDS which will formulate either through spray drying or using a solid carrier. Conclusion: The lipid-based nanocarrier (SNEDDS) plays a significant role in drug delivery, to overcome the poor solubility and oral bioavailability. This review highlights the elaborative aspects of the diverse advantages of SNEDDS based formulations.

Recent Advances in Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 2693-2697
Author(s):  
Amol S Deshmukh
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Aqueous Solubility ◽  
Oral Route ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Oral Formulations ◽  
Modern Drug ◽  
New Chemical Entities ◽  
Poorly Soluble

Oral route has always been preferred route for formulators and has dominated over other routes of administrations. But major problem encountered in oral formulations (as estimated more than 50 % of oral formulations are found to be poorly aqueous soluble), is low bioavailability, giving rise to further problems like, high inter and intra subject variability, lack of dose uniformity and finally leading to therapeutic failure. Approximately 40% of new chemical entities exhibit poor aqueous solubility and present a major challenge to modern drug delivery system, because of their low bioavailability. Particularly for BCS class II substances, the bioavailability may be enhanced by increasing the solubility and dissolution rate of the drug in the gastro-intestinal fluids. The newer and novel technologies developed in recent year for troubleshooting such above problems. This review describes an overview of SEDDS as a capable approach to effectively capture the problem of poorly soluble molecules and give the novel approaches for evaluation of the SEDDS. Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) are isotropic mixtures of drug, lipids and surfactants, usually with one or more hydrophilic co-solvents or co-emulsifiers.  

Self-microemulsion Technology for Water-insoluble Drug Delivery

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 576-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beibei Yan ◽  
Yu Gu ◽  
Juan Zhao ◽  
Yangyang Liu ◽  
Lulu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Aqueous Solubility ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Poorly Soluble Drugs ◽  
New Chemical Entities ◽  
Poorly Soluble ◽  
Water Insoluble Drug ◽  
Semi Solid ◽  
Solidification Technology

: According to the drug discovery, approximately 40% of the new chemical entities show poor bioavailability due to their low aqueous solubility. In order to increase the solubility of the drugs, self-micro emulsifying drug delivery systems (SMEDDS) are considered as an ideal technology for enhancing the permeability of poorly soluble drugs in GI membranes. The SMEDDS are also generally used to enhance the oral bioavailability of the hydrophobic drugs. At present, most of the self-microemulsion drugs are liquid dosage forms, which could cause some disadvantages, such as the low bioavailability of the traditional liquid SMEDDS. Therefore, solid self-micro emulsifying drug delivery systems (S-SMEDDS) have emerged widely in recent years, which were prepared by solidifying a semi-solid or liquid self-emulsifying (SE) ingredient into a powder in order to improve stability, treatment and patient compliance. The article gives a comprehensive introduction of the study of SMEDDS which could effectively tackle the problem of the water-insoluble drug, especially the development of solidification technology of SMEDDS. Finally, the present challenges and the prospects in this field were also discussed.

scholarly journals Self-Emulsifying Formulations: A Pharmaceutical Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-240
Author(s):  
Chukwuma Agubata
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Oral Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Aqueous Solubility ◽  
Oral Route ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Lipophilic Drugs ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
Poorly Soluble ◽  
Mild Agitation

The oral route of drug delivery is commonly utilized for administration of medicines and is particularly preferred for the treatment of many chronic diseases which require continuous ingestion over a reasonably prolonged period of time. However the oral delivery of lipophilic drugs presents a major obstacle because of their low aqueous solubility. The aqueous solubility of a drug is a crucial determinant of its dissolution rate, absorption and bioavailability. Drugs with relatively high intrinsic lipophilicity can be dissolved in appropriate mixtures of oils/lipids, surfactants, cosolvents which can rapidly form oil-in-water (o/w) fine emulsions when dispersed in aqueous phase under mild agitation or mixing. These isotropic self-emulsifying formulations or self-emulsifying drug delivery systems are effective for delivery of poorly soluble, lipophilic drugs by dispersing the drugs within fine oil droplets in emulsions and this solubilization of drugs can then improve its absorption, bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy. The present paper reviews the concept, design, formulation, characterization and applications of self-emulsifying formulations. Keywords: Self-Emulsifying Formulations, lipophilicity, emulsions

Nanosuspensions: Recent Patents and Pharmaceutical Aspects as Drug Delivery Systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 3631-3644
Author(s):  
Vikram S Gharge ◽  
Mukesh B Shinde ◽  
Bipin D Pustake ◽  
Krishna B Kinage ◽  
Anup A Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Pharmaceutical Preparation ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Poorly Soluble Drugs ◽  
Wet Milling ◽  
Drug Effectiveness ◽  
Pharmaceutical Application ◽  
Poorly Soluble ◽  
Emulsification Solvent Evaporation ◽  
Biphasic Systems

Solubility is an essential factor for drug effectiveness, independent of the route of administration. Poorly soluble drugs are often a challenging task for formulators in the industry. Conventional approaches for enhancement of solubility have limited applicability, especially when the drugs are poorly soluble simultaneously in aqueous and in non-aqueous media. Nanosuspension technology can be used to improve the stability as well as the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs. Nanosuspensions are biphasic systems consisting of pure drug particles dispersed in an aqueous vehicle, stabilized by surfactants. These are simple to prepare and are more advantageous than other approaches. Techniques such as wet milling, high-pressure homogenization, emulsification–solvent evaporation and super critical fluid have been used in the preparation of nanosuspensions. It has the advantage of delivery by various routes, including oral, parenteral, pulmonary and ocular routes. The present article reviews the current methods used to prepare nanosuspensions and their application in drug delivery. More than 100 patents have been published on nanosuspensions in the recent days. This patent reviews covers different methods of pharmaceutical preparation and applications in drug delivery as well as the recent marketed published or granted patent surveys. This patent review is useful in enhanceing the knowledge of pharmaceutical application in drug delivery.

A Review on Fast Dissolving Tablet

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagar T. Malsane ◽  
Smita S. Aher ◽  
R. B. Saudagar
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Patient Compliance ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Oral Route ◽  
Dosage Forms ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Past ◽  
Orally Disintegrating Tablets ◽  
Novel Drug ◽  
Experience Difficulty

Oral route is presently the gold standard in the pharmaceutical industry where it is regarded as the safest, most economical and most convenient method of drug delivery resulting in highest patient compliance. Over the past three decades, orally disintegrating tablets (FDTs) have gained considerable attention due to patient compliance. Usually, elderly people experience difficulty in swallowing the conventional dosage forms like tablets, capsules, solutions and suspensions because of tremors of extremities and dysphagia. In some cases such as motion sickness, sudden episodes of allergic attack or coughing, and an unavailability of water, swallowing conventional tablets may be difficult. One such problem can be solved in the novel drug delivery system by formulating “Fast dissolving tablets” (FDTs) which disintegrates or dissolves rapidly without water within few seconds in the mouth due to the action of superdisintegrant or maximizing pore structure in the formulation. The review describes the various formulation aspects, superdisintegrants employed and technologies developed for FDTs, along with various excipients, evaluation tests, marketed formulation and drugs used in this research area.

Plantago Ovata and Locust Bean Gum as a Natural Polymer in Hydrodynamically Balanced Systems: A Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghildiyal s
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Locust Bean Gum ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Natural Polymer ◽  
Release Formulation ◽  
Sustained Drug Delivery ◽  
Modern Drug ◽  
Buccal Drug Delivery ◽  
Locust Bean ◽  
Ceratonia Siliqua L

Hydrodynamically Balanced systems have wide development as they have achieved the parameters of modern drug delivery system, it is a type of system which owes very tremendous and curative benefits for the delivery of oral controlled release dosage forms and have wide properties in many aspects such as its main role is to maintain the effective concentration in the system for longer period of time. To reduce the gastric mucosal irritation due to the presence of synthetic polymers, being a natural polymer incorporation of Plantago ovate (Psyllium Husk) could ease out the mucosal irritation in the gastric region. Due to its properties such as a rate-controlling polymer possessing a very good quality of swelling and good gelling nature, and also incorporated as a matrix-forming agent basically in the modified release formulation. Locust bean gum can be used as sustained-release carriers and release modifiers for the delivery of drugs. It is a neutral plant galactomannan extracted from the seeds (kernels) of the carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L fabaceae. Nowadays it is focussing polymer and a lot of researchers are focussing on exploring the potential in topical drug delivery, colonic drug delivery, oral sustained drug delivery, ocular drug delivery, buccal drug delivery.

Development of Solid-Self Micron Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 2014-2021
Author(s):  
Preethi Sudheer ◽  
Koushik Y ◽  
Satish P ◽  
Uma Shankar M S ◽  
R S Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Systemic Circulation ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Liquid Form ◽  
Lipophilic Compounds ◽  
Modern Drug ◽  
Pharmaceutical Scientist ◽  
Pharmacologically Active

As a consequence of modern drug discovery techniques, there has been a steady increase in the number of new pharmacologically active lipophilic compounds that are poorly water soluble and solubility is one of the most important parameter to achieve desired concentration of drug in systemic circulation for therapeutic response. It is a great challenge for pharmaceutical scientist to convert those molecules into orally administered formulation with sufficient bioavailability.  Among the several approaches to improve oral bioavailability of these molecules, Self-micron emulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) is one of the approaches usually used to improve the bioavailability of hydrophobic drugs. However, conventional SMEDDS are mostly prepared in a liquid form, which can have several disadvantages. Accordingly, solid SMEDDS (S-SMEDDS) prepared by solidification of liquid/semisolid self-micron emulsifying (SME) ingredients into powders have gained popularity. This article provides an overview of the recent advancements in S-SMEDDS such as methodology, techniques and future research directions.

An overview of Osmotic Drug Delivery System: An update review

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 5426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiren J. Patel ◽  
Vaishnavi P. Parikh
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Osmotic Pump ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
New Chemical Entities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Novel Drug

The pharmaceutical industry has faced several marked challenges in order to bring new chemical entities (NCEs) into the market over the past few decades. Various novel drug delivery approaches have been used as a part of life cycle management from which Osmotic drug delivery systems look the most promising one. After discussing the history of osmotic pump development, this article looks at the principles, advantages and disadvantages of osmotic drug delivery systems. Then, the basic components of osmotic pump and factors affecting the design of oral osmotic drug delivery systems are discussed in detail. In the later part of the manuscript, various types of osmotic pumps available in the market and evaluation methods for osmotic drug delivery systems are discussed in detail.

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