Insights into Polymers: Film Formers in Mouth Dissolving Films

Abstract

Oral route is the most preferred and acceptable route due to ease of ingestion, pain avoidance, versatility and most importantly, the patient compliance [1]. Mouth dissolving films, a new drug delivery system for the oral route, was developed based on the technology of the transdermal patch. This delivery system consists of a very thin oral strip, which is simply placed on the patients tongue or any oral mucosal tissue, instantly wet by saliva, film rapidly hydrates and then disintegrates and/or dissolve to release the medication [2].