In the last three decades, polymers have contributed significantly to the improvement of drug
delivery technologies by enabling the controlled and sustained release of therapeutic …

Materials derived from natural plants and animals have great potential for transdermal drug
delivery. Polysaccharides are widely derived from marine, herbal, and microbial sources …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a distressing inflammatory autoimmune disease, is managed
mainly by Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), eg leflunomide (LEF). LEF …

Fusidic acid (FA) is renowned as an effective bacteriostatic agent obtained from the fungus
Fusidium coccineum, used for treating various eye and skin disorders. The objective of the …

Abstract The vast majority (≥ 40%) of new drugs developed in drug discovery research or
high-throughput screening are poorly aqueous soluble and lipophilic in nature. This …

Thymoquinone has a multitude of pharmacological effects and has been researched for a
wide variety of indications, but with limited clinical success. It is associated with pharmaco …

The anti-inflammatory drugs that are generally available possess the disadvantage of
hydrophobicity, which leads to poor permeability and erratic bioavailability. Nanoemulgels …

Silymarin is a powerful free radical scavenger, anti-inflammatory and immune system
modulating agent which can be effectively used for the treatment of various skin ailments …

Abstract Glimepiride (3rd-generation sulfonylurea) is used for treatment of type 2 diabetes,
but its oral administration has been associated with severe gastric disturbances such as …

Transdermal drug delivery has been widely adopted as a plausible alternative to the oral
route of administration, especially for drugs with poor systemic bioavailability. The objective …