Abstract

MICROSPHERE-AS A SUSTAIN DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

Monesh O. Patil*, Tejaskumar A. More, Azam Z. Shaikh

ABSTRACT

Now a day the current growth in new drug delivery systems plays a dynamic role in pharmaceutical industries. Microspheres are normally free flowing powders lying of proteins or synthetic polymers requiring a particle size reaching from 1-1000μm. The variety of Methods for the preparation of microspheres offers a Variety of prospects to control features of drug administration and improve the therapeutic efficacy of a given drug. Now a day, the scope of controlled drug delivery system is extremely prompting the pharmaceutical dosage forms because it offers a varied range of products. Out of all controlled release products, Microspheres is one amongst all because of the controlled release and sustained release properties. This paper concentration on the various types of microspheres along with their technique ofpreparation and basic technique to evaluate its efficacy with greatest significant highlights on pharmaceutical application of microspheres by means of microspheres reserved by various routes of system such as oral, transdermal, parenteral etc.

Keywords: Microspheres, controlled release, novel drug delivery, Size 1-1000?m.