A Review on Lozenges

Lozenges are solid, unit dosage form of medicament which are meant to be dissolved in mouth or pharynx. Development of lozenges dates back to 20th century and is still in commercial production. Most of the lozenge preparations are available as Over The Counter medications. Lozenge provide a palatable means of dosage form administration and enjoy its position in pharmaceutical market owing to its several advantages but it suffers form certain disadvantages too. The dosage form can be adopted for local as well as systemic therapy and a wide range of actives can be incorporated in them. Lozenges currently available in market are of four types: Caramel based soft lozenges, hard candy lozenges and compressed tablet lozenges. The present review covers more or less all aspects associated with lozenge. It includes various researches performed till date, formulation and evaluation parameters adopted for the dosage form. Furthermore, it throws light on the applications of lozenges.

Author(s): Rachana Maheshwari, Vikas Jain, Rehana ansari, S.c. Mahajan and Garvita joshi

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