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Published on: February 7, 2021
Natural polymers, gums and mucilages as excipients in drug delivery
Shobhit Kumar1, Satish Kumar Gupta
1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology Delhi-Roorkee Highway, NH-58, Baghpat Crossing, Meerut-250005, UP India. shobhitkmr87@gmail.com
Abstract:
Use of natural polymers, gums and mucilages in drug delivery systems has been weighed down by the synthetic materials. Natural based excipients offered advantages such as non-toxicity, less cost and abundantly availablity. Aqueous solubility of natural excipients plays an important role in their selection for designing immediate, controlled or sustained release formulations. This review article provide an overview of natural gum, polymers and mucilages as excipients in dosage forms as well as novel drug delivery systems.
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