Controlled Release Excipient

Abstract SmartReservoirs (SRs) are novel drug reservoirs made from a cellulose-based matrix for hydrogel-forming microneedles (HF-MNs). SRs can incorporate drug molecules within a cellulose-based matrix in amorphous form. This significantly improves the solubility of poorly soluble drugs, which…
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Abstract Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (Hypromellose, HPMC) is a well-known excipient used in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical fields due to its versatile physicochemical properties. HPMC (derived from cellulose and obtained through etherification) varies in polymerization degree and viscosity,…
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Abstract Solid lipid systems (SLSs) are widely employed to control the release of highly hydrophilic drugs, and they are, in general, obtained by solubilizing or suspending the drug within melted lipid excipients. This work proposes an advantageous strategy to modulate the drug release of a…
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Abstract The hydrogels with methylene blue (MB), based on selected synthetic and semisynthetic polymers (SP), doped with citrate starch (CS), was evaluated successfully in the terms of MB release from polymeric matrix with prolonged release effect. The hydrophilic matrix in the hydrogel systems…
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Abstract Inflammatory skin diseases are chronic conditions that significantly affect patients’ skin health and quality of life. Traditional treatments, including systemic immunosuppressants and topical therapies, often face limitations such as low efficacy, inadequate skin penetration, and severe…
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Abstract Background: Current research aims to fabricate carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (CMC-Na) and carbopol hydrogel beads. Gleichzeitig, beads were coated with chitosan to enhance the controlled release of the drug Metformin HCl (MET), which serves as a model drug for diabetes mellitus (DM).…
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Abstract Aim: The study aimed to develop a once-daily sustained-release gastroretentive combination formulation of bepotastine besilate and montelukast sodium using multilayer tablet technology and gastro-retentive systems for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma. Background:…
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Abstract Linezolid (LNZ), oxazolidinone antibiotic, is widely used in clinical practice for treatment of bacterial keratitis. Despite its efficacy, the application of LNZ in ophthalmic delivery is hindered by significant precorneal drug loss and poor ocular bioavailability. In this study,…
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Abstract Nanotechnology has revolutionised pharmaceutical sciences, with mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) extensively studied as drug carriers. However, their clinical translation is hindered by challenges such as toxicity, tumour accumulation, and uncontrolled endocytosis. Mesoporous silica…
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Abstract Solid eutectic mixtures of self-dispersible polyethylene glycol-40-stearate with fenofibrate or ibuprofen—prepared by casting or by twin-screw extrusion—were compared in terms of processability and dissolution rate at, below, and above the eutectic concentration. Furthermore, the effects…
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