Orodispersible Film: A Novel Approach for Patient Compliance

ABOUT AUTHOR
Rajesh Asija^*, Manmohan Sharma, Avinash Gupta, Shailendra Bhatt
Maharishi Arvind Institute of Pharmacy, Jaipur-302020, Rajasthan, India
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Abstract
Orodispersible films are solid dosage forms, which disintegrate or dissolve within 1 min when placed in the mouth without drinking water or chewing. More recently, Orodispersible films are gaining interest as an alternative to fast-dissolving tablets to definitely eliminate patient’s fear of chocking. Oral dissolving films are formulated by incorporating the drug with selected oral cavity absorption enhancers in a specially designed oral dissolving film carriers. The oral film technology is still in the beginning stages and has bright future ahead because it fulfill all the need of patient. Mouth dissolving films (MDFs) are another FDDDS evolved over the past few years from the confection and oral care markets in the form of breath strips and became a novel and widely accepted form by consumers for delivering vitamins and personal care products. Companies with experience in the formulation of polymer coatings containing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for transdermal drug delivery capitalized on the opportunity to transition this technology to MDFs formats. Today, FDDDS are a proven and accepted technology for the systemic delivery of APIs for over-the-counter (OTC) medications.
Key words: Orodispersible film, FDDDS, Mouth dissolving film, API