A Brief Review on Bucco-adhesive Drug Delivery System

Authors

  • Sabnam Gupta Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India
  • Sudip Das Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India
  • Abhay Singh Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India
  • Suman Ghosh Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

Abstract

The buccal region within the mucosal cavity of the mouth provides an alternative route over an oral drug administration for systemic as well as local drug delivery. As the buccal mucosa has an abundant blood supply and is relatively permeable, it can be considered as most accessible and desired location for both local and systemic drug delivery. The buccal method for medication delivery greatly helps in avoiding issues in the gastrointestinal environment, such as increased first-pass metabolism and medication degradation. Bucco-adhesive systems offer varieties of advantages such as convenience in administration and termination of therapy in case of emergency, higher patient compliance, better bioavailability, rapid absorption, etc. This current review highlights the bucco-adhesive drug delivery system, its advantages and limitations, mechanisms and theories of mucoadhesion, different bucco-adhesive dosage forms, and bioadhesive polymers. It also highlights the current status on mucoadhesive drug delivery methods for the buccal cavity or bucco-adhesive systems.

Keywords: Bioadhesion, mucoadhesion, bucco-adhesive drug delivery system, oral mucosa, first-pass metabolism, bioadhesive polymers.

Keywords:

Bioadhesion, mucoadhesion, bucco-adhesive drug delivery system, oral mucosa, first-pass metabolism, bioadhesive polymers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v11i4-S.4934

Author Biographies

Sabnam Gupta, Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

Sudip Das, Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

Abhay Singh, Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

Suman Ghosh, Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

Department of Pharmaceutics, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, Sikkim-737136, India

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2021-08-15
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Gupta S, Das S, Singh A, Ghosh S. A Brief Review on Bucco-adhesive Drug Delivery System. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2021 Aug. 15 [cited 2026 Nov. 12];11(4-S):231-5. Available from: https://www.jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/4934

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Gupta S, Das S, Singh A, Ghosh S. A Brief Review on Bucco-adhesive Drug Delivery System. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2021 Aug. 15 [cited 2026 Nov. 12];11(4-S):231-5. Available from: https://www.jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/4934