Emulgel: Emerging Tool for Topical Drug Deliv...

Emulgel: Emerging Tool for Topical Drug Delivery

Author Name : P.R.Wankhede, S.B Gondkar, Dr. R. S Bachhav

ABSTRACT

Topical drug delivery is commonly called for local dermatological action but now days the new technologies are also enhancing its systemic effect. They are generally used for the purpose of antiseptics, antifungal agents, skin emollients and protectants. The activity of topical preparation confide in the various factors as drug solubility, lipophilicity, contact time to skin, and permeability. Regularly used topical agents  have many disadvantages like stability problems, stickiness and lesser spreading ability, allergic reaction, less absorption and to solve all  problems the new concept of emulgel is introduce.  Emulgel is oil in water and water in oil emulsion carrying drug to be incorporated in gel base to obtain the jelling emulsion. Emulgel have several  properties which is use  as grease less, easily spreadable, easily removable, emollient, nonstaining, long shelf life, bio friendly, transparent and pleasing appearance. So emulgel used as better topical drug delivery systems as compare to the other system.

KEYWORDS: Emulgel, Emulsion, Gel, Topical drug delivery, Gelling agents