ABSTRACT
The purpose of writing this article regarding floating drug delivery system point out the principle mechanism of FDDS to achieve gastric retention. The present review addresses briefly explain about the Gastric retention, Suitable drugs and excipients, Different approaches, Characterization. The review also summarizes the application of FDDS. Efforts are made on the controlled drug delivery (floating drug delivery) to fulfill the complex task of gastric emptying and effective for more than 12hours and thus by increasing the patient compliance.
Key words: Floating drug delivery system, Gastric emptying time, Technologies on floating drug delivery, Applications.