Title:Schizophrenia; A Review on Promising Drug Delivery Systems
Volume: 26
Issue: 31
Author(s): Ece Ö. Bülbül, Ioannis D. Karantas, Mehmet E. Okur, Panoraia I. Siafaka and Neslihan Ü. Okur*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul,Turkey
Keywords:
Schizophrenia, antipsychotics, oral, transdermal, intranasal, injectable.
Abstract:
Background: Schizophrenia belongs to mental illnesses affecting 1% of the worldwide population. Its
therapy is still unmet; thus, researchers aimed to develop new pharmacological molecules which can improve its
management.
Methods: Moreover, the current typical and atypical antipsychotics should be formulated in more efficacious
systems that can deliver the drug in the brain with as few side effects as possible. Further, the development of
long-acting efficient drug delivery systems could be significant in minimizing frequent dosing which is nonpreferred
to schizophrenics.
Results: Herein, authors focused on current developments of antipsychotic medications used in schizophrenia
management. Various studies, which include the use of first and second-generation antipsychotics, were analyzed
according to their efficacy. In fact, in this review, oral, injectable, transdermal and intranasal formulations entrapped
antipsychotics are presented to be valuable guidance for scientists to formulate more effective drug delivery
systems for schizophrenic patients.
Conclusion: This review aimed to assist researchers working on schizophrenia management by summarizing
current medications and newly synthesized drug delivery systems recently found in the literature.