Floating Drug Delivery System: A New Approach

Floating drug delivery system (FDDS) helps to improve the buoyancy property of the drug over the gastric fluids and hence maintain the longer duration of action. The aim of the present study is on floating drug delivery systems (FDDS) was to compile the recent literature with particular focus on the main floating mechanism to achieve gastric retention. Floating multi-particulate are gastro-retentive drug delivery systems which are based on non-effervescent and effervescent approach. This type of drug delivery method would have comparatively less side effect and would eliminate the need for repeated dosages.