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The emulsion–obsolete dosage form or novel drug delivery system and therapeutic agent?
Author(s) -
Davis S. S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1976.tb00045.x
Subject(s) - pharmaceutics , emulsion , dosage form , drug , drug delivery , pharmacology , delivery system , active ingredient , chemistry , chromatography , medicine , organic chemistry
Summary The uses of emulsion systems (oil‐in‐water, water‐in‐oil and multiple emulsions) for the delivery of drugs orally and parenterally are described and discussed. In many cases the emulsion dosage form has advantages over other more conventional approaches. The role of emulsions as radiopaque agents and red blood cell substitutes is also considered. Some results of current research programmes being conducted on the stability and drug release characteristics of pharmaceutical emulsions by the Pharmaceutics Research Group at the University of Aston in Birmingham are described.