A REVIEW ON EMULGELS-A NOVEL APPROACH FOR TOPICAL DRUG DELIVERY

Authors

  • S. Gousia Begum Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India
  • C Madhusudan Chetty Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India
  • B Pavithra Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India
  • B. Akhila Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India
  • C. Gayathri Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India
  • S. Ruksar Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India
  • T. Sravani Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India
  • Vijay Kumar Voleti Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22270/ajprd.v7i2.477

Keywords:

key words: Emulgels, gel, emulsion, loading capacity and topical drug delivery

Abstract

Emulgels have emerged as one of the most interesting topical delivery system as it has dual release control system i.e. gel and emulsion. The major objective behind this formulation is delivery of hydrophobic drugs to systemic circulation via skin. A unique feature of topical drug delivery is the direct accessibility of the skin as a target organ for the diagnosis and treatment. When gel and emulsion are used in combined form the dosage form are referred as Emulgel. This may be proving better stability and release of drug than simply incorporating drugs into gel base. Other novel approaches like niosomes and liposomes are of nano size and due to vesicular structures may result in leakage and result in lesser entrapment efficiency. But gels due to vast network have comparatively better loading capacity.

 

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Author Biographies

S. Gousia Begum, Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

C Madhusudan Chetty, Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

B Pavithra, Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

B. Akhila, Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

C. Gayathri, Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

S. Ruksar, Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

T. Sravani, Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh,India

Vijay Kumar Voleti, Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh, India

Santhiram College of Pharmacy,Nandyal,Kurnool dist, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Published

2019-04-15

How to Cite

Begum, S. G., Chetty, C. M., Pavithra, B., Akhila, B., Gayathri, C., Ruksar, S., … Voleti, V. K. (2019). A REVIEW ON EMULGELS-A NOVEL APPROACH FOR TOPICAL DRUG DELIVERY. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 7(2), 70–77. https://doi.org/10.22270/ajprd.v7i2.477