RECENT ADVANCEMENT IN MEDICATED JELLY: AN UPDATED REVIEW

Gomeshawari Dewangan*, Jhakeshwar Prasad and Basudha Singh Gautam

ABSTRACT

In the current advancement in drug delivery, oral route remains the convenient and preferred route for the administration of drug to achieve better therapeutic advantages, which leads to patient compliance. Now-a-days, jellies candies are easily accepted by children with full dentition as they enjoy the taste and the chewing property of the jellies because they are often flavoured with fruit juices and extracts. Most of the patient with dysphagia would chocked by water during administration liquid formulation with high viscosity which should be eliminated, thus it has been develop to develop such type of pharmaceutical preparations. Recent development of oral medicated jelly is one of the novel approach, aims to improve safety and efficacy. The formulations can easily accepted by patient with dysphagia, pediatric and geriatric patients, hence patient compliant dosage form proves beneficial over conventional ones. The aim of this review is to addresses briefly about its advantages, disadvantages, gelling agents, excipients, method for preparation, evaluation parameters and its significance over conventional form of drugs.

Keywords: Medicated Jelly; Dysphagia; Patient Compliance; Gelling agents; Method of preparation; Evaluation parameters.