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ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical biotechnology2025

Self-emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems: Concept to Applications, Regulatory Issues, Recent Patents, Current Challenges and Future Directions.

Rajib Lochan Maharana, Suryakanta Swain, Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Bikash Ranjan Jena

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Review in Current pharmaceutical biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Rajib Lochan MaharanaPharmacy, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Chhend Colony, Rourkela, 769004, Odisha, India.
Suryakanta SwainAmity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Kolkata, Major Arterial Road, AA II, Newtown, Kadampukur, Kolkata, 700135, West Bengal, India.
Santosh Kumar MahapatraCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Puri-Konark Marine Drive Road, Po-Baliguali, Dist.- Puri-2, Odisha, Pin, 752002, Odisha, India.
Bikash Ranjan JenaSchool of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Jatani, Khurda, Pin, 752050, Odisha, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) can increase the solubility and bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs. The inability of 35% to 40% of new pharmaceuticals to dissolve in water presents a serious challenge for the pharmaceutical industry. As a result, there must be dosage proportionality, considerable intra- and inter-subject variability, poor solubility, and limited lung bioavailability. As a result, it is critical that drugs intended for oral administration be highly soluble. This can be improved through a variety of means, including salt generation and the facilitation of solid and complicated dispersion. Surfactants, co-surfactants, and cosolvents may occasionally be found in SEDDS or isotropic blends. Lipophilic drugs, whose absorption is limited by their dissolution rate, have been used to demonstrate the effectiveness of various formulations and techniques. These particles can form microemulsions and suitable oilin- water emulsions with minimal agitation and dilution by the water phase as they pass through the gastrointestinal tract. This study summarises the numerous advances, biopharmaceutical components, variations, production techniques, characterisation approaches, limitations, and opportunities for SEDDS. With this context in mind, this review compiles a current account of biopharmaceutical advancements, such as the application of quality by design (QbD) methodologies to optimise drug formulations in different excipients with controllable ratios, the presence of regulatory roadblocks to progress, and the future consequences of SEDDS, encompassing composition, evaluation, diverse dosage forms, and innovative techniques for in-vitro converting liquid SEDDS to solid forms.

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Drug Delivery SystemsAnimalsBiological AvailabilityEmulsionsHumansPatents as TopicPharmaceutical PreparationsSolubilityEmulsionsPharmaceutical Preparationsapplicationscharacterizationextrusion spheronizationIsotropic mixturesquality by design.ternary phase diagram

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