TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in the development of asenapine formulations
AU - Suresh, Akhil
AU - Narayan, Reema
AU - Nayak, Usha Y.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Introduction: Asenapine maleate (AM) is an atypical antipsychotic agent, that has been widely prescribed for the management of schizoaffective disorders. However, the bioavailability of AM is extremely poor due to the extensive first-pass metabolism. With the advancement in pharmaceutical technologies, significant strides have been made to create novel formulations to address the bioavailability problem of AM. Areas covered: This review article provides an insight into all the formulation approaches undertaken by researchers to increase the bioavailability of AM encompassing the works utilizing ultrasound mediated transdermal delivery, nose to brain delivery, intestinal lymphatic system targeting, in-situ implants, etc. All the patents associated with AM formulation have also been discussed and summarized. Expert opinion: Numerous studies have been carried out on AM formulations over the recent years, many of these studies have shown significant improvement in bioavailability. We have also mentioned the unexplored domains which can be exploited for further enhancing the bioavailability of AM. Nonetheless, most of these studies are still limited to the research laboratory level and face multiple hurdles before making into the market. Attaining controllability and reproducibility for the production of novel formulations is needed to enable its transition from bench to bedside.
AB - Introduction: Asenapine maleate (AM) is an atypical antipsychotic agent, that has been widely prescribed for the management of schizoaffective disorders. However, the bioavailability of AM is extremely poor due to the extensive first-pass metabolism. With the advancement in pharmaceutical technologies, significant strides have been made to create novel formulations to address the bioavailability problem of AM. Areas covered: This review article provides an insight into all the formulation approaches undertaken by researchers to increase the bioavailability of AM encompassing the works utilizing ultrasound mediated transdermal delivery, nose to brain delivery, intestinal lymphatic system targeting, in-situ implants, etc. All the patents associated with AM formulation have also been discussed and summarized. Expert opinion: Numerous studies have been carried out on AM formulations over the recent years, many of these studies have shown significant improvement in bioavailability. We have also mentioned the unexplored domains which can be exploited for further enhancing the bioavailability of AM. Nonetheless, most of these studies are still limited to the research laboratory level and face multiple hurdles before making into the market. Attaining controllability and reproducibility for the production of novel formulations is needed to enable its transition from bench to bedside.
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U2 - 10.1080/17425247.2020.1792439
DO - 10.1080/17425247.2020.1792439
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32633149
AN - SCOPUS:85087731305
SN - 1742-5247
JO - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
JF - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
ER -