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Vaginal multipurpose prevention technologies: promising approaches for enhancing women's sexual and reproductive
Trinette Fernandes1, Krishna Baxi1, Sujata Sawarkar1
1Department of Pharmaceutics, SVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, University of Mumbai,India.
Abstract:
Introduction: Multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) have the potential to avert multiple concomitant sexual and reproductive health issues in women such as sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy. MPTs incorporate one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients in a single product, which adds more convenience for users and may promote increased adherence. Various vaginal dosage forms/delivery systems have been studied for designing MPTs. However, several challenges remain that are mainly related to requirements of individual drugs or intended multiple applications.Areas covered: This review focuses on the emerging need and development of vaginal MPTs. It illustrates numerous examples that are currently in the preclinical and clinical development pipeline, highlighting the concept behind vaginal MPTs. The article also highlights the challenges associated with formulation design and development, including regulatory issues that need to be addressed.Expert opinion: Vaginal MPTs present great potential to empower women with novel, efficient, and safe products for protection against sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy. However, several technological issues and regulatory gaps still need to be addressed in order to meet real-world needs.
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