Topical excipients play a crucial role in the formulation of pharmaceutical products intended for external use, such as creams, ointments, gels, and transdermal patches. These excipients serve various purposes, including enhancing drug solubility, ensuring stability, improving drug release, and providing desirable sensory properties.
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Novel Therapeutic Hybrid Systems Using Hydrogels and Nanotechnology: A Focus on Nanoemulgels for the…
Abstract
Topical and transdermal drug delivery are advantageous administration routes, especially when treating diseases and conditions with a skin etiology. Nevertheless, conventional dosage forms often lead to low therapeutic efficacy, safety issues, and patient noncompliance. To tackle these…
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Topical delivery of nanoemulsions for skin cancer treatment
Skin cancer chemotherapeutics often lead to the development of severe cytotoxicity, compelling the development of novel delivery systems to not only enhance therapeutic efficacy but also minimize side effects and improve patient compliance. In recent years, topical nanoemulsions have emerged as…
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Controlled release, chitosan-tethered luteolin phytocubosomes; Formulation optimization to in-vivo…
A chitosan-coated luteolin-loaded phytocubosomal system was prepared to improve the pharmacodynamic performance of luteolin in the treatment of glaucoma and ocular inflammation after topical ocular administration. Luteolin, a potent anti-oxidant herbal drug with poor aqueous solubility, was…
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Self-emulsifying micelles as a drug nanocarrier system for itraconazole oral bioavailability…
Abstract
Itraconazole (ITZ) is a renowned antifungal medication, however its therapeutic efficacy is limited by low solubility and oral bioavailability. The current research work attempted to augment the oral bioavailability of ITZ by incorporating into self-emulsifying micelles (SEMCs). To…
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Development, Characterization, and Ex Vivo Permeation Assessment of Diclofenac Diethylamine Deep…
Abstract
Purpose
The primary aim of this study is to introduce Therapeutic Deep Eutectic Systems (THEDES) as a novel, green, and biocompatible solvent system for the delivery of diclofenac diethylamine (DDEA), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The research question focuses on whether THEDES…
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Nanoemulsions as a Promising Carrier for Topical Delivery of Etodolac: Formulation Development and…
Abstract
This research primarily focuses on the development of innovative topical nanoemulsions for etodolac, aimed at surmounting its inherent limitations. The preparation of etodolac nanoemulsions is accomplished through a combination of high shear homogenization and ultrasonication methods. The…
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Evaluation of Oromucosal Natural Gum-Based Emulgels as Novel Strategy for Photodynamic Therapy of…
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) recently has been shown as a promising option in the treatment of premalignant lesions of the soft oral tissues. Effective delivery of photosensitizer is challenging due to poor drug adherence to the oromucosal epithelium. In the present work, emulgels composed of natural…
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Topical Delivery of Terbinafine HCL Using Nanogels: A New Approach to Superficial Fungal Infection…
This study investigated pH-responsive Terbinafine HCL (TBH)-loaded nanogels as a new approach to treating superficial fungal infections. Acrylic acid (AA) is a synthetic monomer that was crosslinked with a natural polymer (gelatin) using a free radical polymerization technique to fabricate…
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Topical formulation of high concentration of cationic-form lidocaine hydrochloride with anionic…
Benjamin Gavinet did an interesting presentation at the APGI Skin and Formulation conference in Nantes at the beginning of October. We did a small interview with him summarizing the most important topics and results of his presentation.
Pharma Excipients: Hi Benjamin, you did a presentation with…
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Design, Development and Evaluation of Novel Nanoemulgel for Topical Drug Delivery System
Abstract
Objective: The present study is aimed to design, development of nanoemulgel and evaluate for topical drug delivery system. Nanoemulgel prove to be promising carrier for intense amount of poorly penetrable drugs to produce their effect topically.
Methods: FTIR-study was performed to…
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