ABSTRACT:
Lozenges are one of the widely used solid, unit dosage form of medicament which are meant to be dissolved in mouth or pharynx. The benefits of the medicated lozenges is they increase the retention time of the dosage form in oral cavity which increases bioavailability, reduces gastric irritation and bypasses first pass metabolism. This dosage form can be adopted for local as well as systemic therapy and a wide range of active ingredient can be incorporated in them. The present review covers more or less all aspects associated with lozenge such as its manufacturing, classification, evaluation and its application Lozenges are one of the widely used solid, unit dosage form of medicament which are meant to be dissolved in mouth or pharynx. The benefits of the medicated lozenges is they increase the retention time of the dosage form in oral cavity which increases bioavailability, reduces gastric irritation and bypasses first pass metabolism. This dosage form can be adopted for local as well as systemic therapy and a wide range of active ingredient can be incorporated in them. The present review covers more or less all aspects associated with lozenge such as its manufacturing, classification, evaluation and its application.
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Mahesh Babasaheb Kolap, Pratiksha Kisan Omase, Abhijeet Vijay Dashwant, Rutuja Shrikant Namde. Review on Lozenges. Research Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics.2021; 13(2):75-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5836.2021.00016
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Mahesh Babasaheb Kolap, Pratiksha Kisan Omase, Abhijeet Vijay Dashwant, Rutuja Shrikant Namde. Review on Lozenges. Research Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics.2021; 13(2):75-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5836.2021.00016 Available on: https://rjppd.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-13-2-10
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