Abstract

OVERVIEW ON INTRANASAL MUCOADHESIVE DRUG DELIVERY

Snehal S. Badadare*, Raje V. N. and Jadhav R. S.

Abstract

Designing mucoadhesive drug delivery system is a novel approach in nasal drug delivery, which enhances the nasal residential time of the drug molecule and hence enhances the absorption and bioavailability of nasally administered drug products. Bioadhesion is the ability of natural material to adhere to a biological tissue or membrane for a prolonged period of time. Mucoadhesive system is the ideal choice of drug delivery system for systemic nasal drug delivery because it improves the nasal residential time. Intimate contact of drug delivery system to the nasal mucosa not only prolongs the duration of action but also increases extent of absorption.

Keywords: Mucoadhesive, Nasal Drug Delivery, Microparticles.