TRANSDERMAL PATCHES: A SYNERGISTIC APPROACH OF DRUG DELIVERY FOR NSAIDs
AbstractTransdermal drug delivery system has been accepted as potential non-invasive route of drug administration, with advantages of prolonged therapeutic effect, reduced side effects, improved bioavailability, better patient compliance and easy termination of drug therapy. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) represents the most commonly used medications for the treatment of pain and inflammation, but numerous well-described side effects can limit their use. Therefore transdermal delivery of NSAIDs has advantages of avoiding hepatic first pass effect, gastric irritation and delivering the drug for extended period of time at a sustained level. The present article gives the brief view on the work been done on various NSAIDs by formulated and delivered as transdermal patches to decrease the side effects associated with the oral delivery. The various NSAIDs included in this article include Ketoprofen, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Fluribrofen, Diclofenac, Aceclofenac, Ketorolac, Indomethacin, Meloxicam, Nimesulide, Celecoxib, Etoricoxib.
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2897-2909
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English
IJPSR
Pragya* and V. Rastogi
Department of Pharmacy, IFTM University, Lodhipur Rajput, Delhi Road (NH-24), Moradabad-244102, Uttar Pradesh, India
ingenious.pragya@gmail.com
27 April, 2012
10 June, 2012
28 August, 2012
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.3(9).2897-09
01 September, 2012
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