MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049662 A) filed by Anurag University, Hyderabad, Telangana, on April 18, for 'a process for preparing a piroxicam-loaded topical emulgel for dermal penetration and sustained drug release.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Kuchukuntla Mounika; and B. Manasa.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a process (100) for preparing a piroxicam-loaded topical emulgel (102) for enhanced dermal penetration and sustained drug release. The process comprises forming an oil phase using emulsifying wax and cetostearyl alcohol (104), and preparing a drug solution by dissolving piroxicam in propylene glycol (106,108). An aqueous phase containing sodium lauryl sulphate is prepared and combined with the oil phase under continuous stirring to form a uniform emulsion (110,112). A gel base is prepared (114) using one or more gelling agents selected from HPMC K4M, Carbopol 934, and Poloxamer 407 (116), followed by removal of entrapped air and pH adjustment using triethanolamine (122). The gel base is incorporated into the emulsion under continuous mixing and stirred using a mechanical stirrer (128) to obtain a stable emulgel (130). The formulation enhances solubility, improves dermal penetration, and provides sustained release of piroxicam, thereby improving therapeutic efficacy and patient compliance."
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