Current review on thin films: A potential carrier of medicaments

Yamini Srinivas Gali 1, Mohan Varma Manthina 2, Radha Madhavi Baluguri 1, Vasu Peddinti1, Abbas Ali 2, Krishna Prasad Davarasingi 1, Ashok Thulluru 1*
Page No. 75-86

Thin films are flexible layer of polymer that contains or does not contain a plasticizer and is used as a potential carrier of drugs from longer periods. Oral thin film, Oro-dispersible film, oral soluble film, wafer, oral strip, buccal film, mucoadhesive film, ocular film, and transmucosal film are some of the names given to thin films. In this current review various formulation additives, advantages, disadvantages, manufacturing technologies, evaluation studies, route of administration and future perspectives of thin films are discussed.
Key words: Thin films, Oral thin film, mucoadhesive film, evaluation studies, manufacturing technologies and future perspectives.