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Multiparticulate Drug Delivery Systems for Controlled Release
Abstract
Pharmaceutical invention and research are increasingly focusing on delivery systems which enhance desirable therapeutic objectives while minimising side effects. Recent trends indicate that multiparticulate drug delivery systems are especially suitable for achieving controlled or delayed release oral formulations with low risk of dose dumping, flexibility of blending to attain different release patterns as well as reproducible and short gastric residence time. The release of drug from microparticles depends on a variety of factors including the carrier used to form the multiparticles and the amount of drug contained in them. Consequently, multiparticulate drug delivery systems provide tremendous opportunities for designing new controlled and delayed release oral formulations, thus extending the frontier of future pharmaceutical development.
Keywords: Dose dumping, Microparticles, Multiparticulate delivery system, Delayed release
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Vol. 7 (3) 2008: pp. 1067-1075
