Foam-Based Drug Delivery: A Newer Approach for Pharmaceutical Dosage Form.

ABSTRACT

Foam is a dispersal of gas in solid foam or liquid foam. Solid foams are generally formed through quick curing of liquid foams. Because of their positive characteristics, simplicity of application, and improved patient acceptability/compliance, foams are an appealing and promising delivery strategy for medical, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical, applications. Recent breakthroughs in topical foams for cosmetic and dermal applications are described here, as well as categorization based on foam formulation and recent assessment techniques of critical physical properties of the topical foam. Despite the expanding amount of knowledge on topical foams for cutaneous applications, the majority of research has focused on the stability and structure of foam in contact with solid nonporous surfaces. It is still difficult to figure out how such foams destabilize when they come into touch with porous surfaces like skin or skin-like membranes. The foam-covered wide surface area and easily applied to the affected area. This type of delivery system also eliminates the chance of secondary infection that is associated with ointment and creams, which need to be applied to the affected area with help of fingers or an applicator.