MEDICATED CHEWING GUM – A 21st CENTURY DRUG DELIVERY SYSYTEM
AbstractIn recent years scientific and technological advancements have been made in the research and development of oral drug delivery system. The reasons that the oral route achieved such popularity may be in part attributed to its ease of administration. Over the years, patient convenience and patient compliance-oriented research in the field of drug delivery has resulted in bringing out potential innovative drug delivery options. Out of which, medicated chewing gum (MCG) offers a highly convenient patient-compliant way of dosing medications, not only for special population groups with swallowing difficulties such as children and the elderly, but also for the general population, including the young generation. Today, medicated chewing gum meets the same high quality standards as tablets
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A. G. Gadhavi*, B. N. Patel, D. M. Patel and C. N. Patel
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, near Arvind Baug, Shri Sarvajanik Pharmacy College, Mehsana 384001, Gujarat, India
14 April, 2011
19 May, 2011
25 July, 2011
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.2(8).1961-74
01 August, 2011
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