This document discusses semi-solid dosage forms, which are products applied to the skin or mucous membranes that have therapeutic, protective, or cosmetic effects. They may contain medicinal agents or be non-medicated. Ideal properties include having a smooth texture, being non-irritating, miscible with skin secretions, and having low sensitization effects. Transdermal drug delivery systems administer medications topically via patches to achieve systemic effects at a controlled rate.
This document discusses semi-solid dosage forms, which are products applied to the skin or mucous membranes that have therapeutic, protective, or cosmetic effects. They may contain medicinal agents or be non-medicated. Ideal properties include having a smooth texture, being non-irritating, miscible with skin secretions, and having low sensitization effects. Transdermal drug delivery systems administer medications topically via patches to achieve systemic effects at a controlled rate.
This document discusses semi-solid dosage forms, which are products applied to the skin or mucous membranes that have therapeutic, protective, or cosmetic effects. They may contain medicinal agents or be non-medicated. Ideal properties include having a smooth texture, being non-irritating, miscible with skin secretions, and having low sensitization effects. Transdermal drug delivery systems administer medications topically via patches to achieve systemic effects at a controlled rate.
•Semi solid dosage forms : are products of semi-solid
consistency and applied to skin or mucous membranes for a therapeutic or protective action or cosmetic function
•They may be medicated (containing therapeutci agents)
or no medicated (used for their physical eefects as protectants, lubriant, emollients Topical: applied to any external body surface e.g., eye, external ear, nasal mucosa, buccal, rectum, vagina, urethra Ideal Properties of Semi solid dosage forms • Physical properties : • Physiological properties – Smooth texture Non irritating – Elegant in appearance Miscible with skin – Non dehydrating secretion – Non gritty Have low sensitization – Non greasy and non effect staining – Non hygroscopic Penghantaran Transdermal • Transdermal: penggunaan obat melalui kulit untuk tujuan pengobatan sistemik • Transdermal drug delivery system are topicaly administered medicaments in the form of patches that deliver drugs for systemicc effects at a predetermined and controlled rate