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ReviewCurrent drug safety2026

Self-Micro-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems: In-Depth Review on Enhancing Solubility and Therapeutic Efficacy of BCS Class II Drugs.

Lipanjali Badhei, Prafulla Nandi, Debashis Mishra, Himansu Bhusan Samal

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Review in Current drug safety, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lipanjali BadheiSchool of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 752050, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3114-5432
Prafulla NandiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 752050, India.ORCID 0009-0008-4569-1219
Debashis MishraSchool of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 752050, India.ORCID 0009-0001-4804-4112
Himansu Bhusan SamalDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 752050, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0803-6847

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of self-micro-emulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) has revolutionized pharmaceutical formulation by providing an advanced method of increasing medication bioavailability and therapeutic effectiveness. The systems encapsulate hydrophobic drugs in nanoscale droplets and enable them to be soluble and stable in water via the spontaneous formation of oil in water emulsions when gently agitated. Using SMEDDS, pharmaceuticals can be extended to offer enhanced therapeutic potential, and new medicines can be developed that were previously impossible to develop due to their bioavailability limitations. They are versatile and user-friendly, helping to reduce pill burden and improve comfort, which can support better compliance and outcomes. Challenges such as formulation stability and regulatory compliance have been identified in various literature as hurdles for adopting SMEDDS in clinical applications. To address these gaps, this work covers multiple components used in SMEDDS, their classification, formulation methods, characterization, and their advantages and disadvantages. In order to expedite the application of Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems (SEDDS) in pharmaceutical research, it offers comprehensive statistics on all the necessary aspects of self-micro-emulsifying formulations. Several emulsion-based technologies suitable for edible delivery methods in the drug, cosmetics, and other industries are described. These consist of filled hydrogel particles, solid lipid particles, multiple emulsions, multilayer emulsions, and traditional emulsions.

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Drug Delivery SystemsAnimalsBiological AvailabilityChemistry, PharmaceuticalEmulsionsHumansPharmaceutical PreparationsSolubilityEmulsionsPharmaceutical Preparationsand oral bioavailabilityBCS-II drugsbioavailabilityco-solventsSelf-micro-emulsifying drug delivery systemssolubilitysurfactantternary phase diagram

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