Solid-State Lipid - Based Lipid Drug Delivery System

Abstract

In recent time, about 70% of new molecules discovered or under discovery are lipophilic in nature with low aqueous solubility which makes a great challenge for formulation scientists to making these molecules to be have a sufficient aqueous solubility and oral bioavailability. Lipid-based drug delivery system (LBDDS- wide ranging designation for formulations containing a dissolved or suspended drug in lipid excipients) is one of the appropriate approach which gained significant popularity due to their ability to deliver poorly water-soluble drugs with improved solubility and oral bioavailability. Conventional LBDDS, including lipid emulsions, suspensions etc. suffer from various drawbacks limiting their widespread commercialization and use. Therefore, solid-state LBDDS fabricated from conventional LBDDS using different types of solid carriers via various solidification methods eliminated some of the various limitations of conventional LBDDS with great stability. The present review provide overview on the various types of solid state lipid based drug delivery systems, different types of solid carriers use in formulation of solid state lipid based drug delivery system, various solidification techniques for conversion of liquid lipid system to solid dosage form, advantages and some practical limitations of lipid based drug delivery system.