EMULGEL: AN EMERGING APPROACH TOWARDS EFFECTIVE TOPICAL DRUG DELIVERY
Author: L V Vigneshwaran*,Yusra Hameed K A, Azmin Famnaz A H, Fathimath Anseera P A, Shyma Nasreen, Ajith Babu T K, Sebastian V
Department of Pharmaceutics, Malik Deenar College of Pharmacy Seethangoli, Bela, kasaragod, kerala 671321, India.
Published Date: 2024-04-02
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Keywords: Topical drug delivery system, Emulgels, hydrophobic drugs.
Abstract:
Dosage forms for topical drug delivery systems are applied directly to the skin in order to treat a variety of illnesses. The most recent and widely used drug delivery technology for hydrophobic medications is emulgels. Different polymers are used to prepare emulgel, which serves as both an emulsifying and thickening agent. The gelling capacity reduces surface tension and interfacial tension, increasing the viscosity of the aqueous phase and producing stable emulsions and creams. Emulgels offer significant advantages over both traditional and new vesicular systems when taking into account a number of factors. This formulation, which combines gel and emulsion, is thought to be a novel kind of drug delivery method. Emulgel is a highly promising product for use in dermatology since it is translucent, has an exquisite appearance, is greaseless, readily removed, easily spreadable, emollient, non-staining, and has a longer shelf life. It also has less potential to cause major adverse effects.
