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Mini-Review Article

Robotic Pills as Innovative Personalized Medicine Tools: A Mini Review

Author(s): Komal Rane, Garima Kukreja, Siddhi Deshmukh, Urmisha Kakad, Pranali Jadhav and Vinita Patole*

Volume 18, Issue 1, 2024

Published on: 15 December, 2023

Page: [2 - 11] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/0126673878265457231205114925

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Abstract

The most common route for drug administration is the oral route due to the various advantages offered by this route, such as ease of administration, controlled and sustained drug delivery, convenience, and non-invasiveness. In spite of this, oral drug absorption faces challenges due to various issues related to its stability, permeability and solubility in the GI tract. Biologic drugs generally face problems when administered by oral route as they are readily degradable and thus required to be injected. To overcome these issues in oral absorption, different approaches like novel drug delivery systems and newer pharmaceutical technologies have been adopted. With a combined knowledge of drug delivery and pharmaceutical technology, robotic pills can be designed and used successfully to enhance the adhesion and permeation of drugs through the mucus membrane of the GI tract to achieve drug delivery at the target site. The potential application of robotic pills in diagnosis and drug dispensing is also discussed. The review highlights recent developments in robotic pill drug-device technology and discusses its potential applications to solve the problems and challenges in oral drug delivery.

Keywords: Robotic pill, oral delivery, biologics, GI tract, non-invasiveness, rheumatoid arthritis.

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