Gellified Emulsion: A Review of State of Art and Recent Advances

Gellified emulsion is the emergent dosage form in the topical dosage form which deals with the combination of emulsion and gelling agent. The presence of dual control release system makes it suitable for the topical drug delivery system. gellified emulsion is mainly used to formulate the hydrophobic drugs topically. The efforts given are in the direction of skin disorders and cosmetology. It is beneficial compare to the other dosage form in the terms of drug release as well as it is non greasy, and high patient compliance is obtained. The present review deals with the various factors to be selected while formulating gellified emulsion as well as different methods associated with the formulation. After extensive review we can say that the gellified emulsion is better in terms of drug release, Rheological property and aesthetic appearance compare to the other dosage forms.