Thursday, March 5, 2015

Points To Consider On Liposome Manufacturing

By Katina Brady


There are many types of conditions that some people have suffered at some point in their life. On the other hand, there are also others who get to experience more serious conditions. And even though this is a rare occurrence, it still happens. The sad fact is that there is still no cure to it. Most of these conditions are known to be deadlier than others which can be really alarming.

There are still many conditions that has no cure. And many researches continue their mission to find one. Along the way, they have discovered several methods that was supposed to work but is not as effective as they hoped it would be. For example, there is a the liposome transport. A vesicle that helps the drug to reach the affected organ or cell and directly administer the drug. There are many people who have encouraged liposome manufacturing because it is effective.

The target of the treatment are the more fatal conditions. It is being tested on cancer and diabetic people. The only thing that is being debated is the fact that there was not enough research to perfect the method. And because of this, there are still downsides to the process along with the many benefits that it can provide the patient and the medical world.

One of the most notable advantage would be the increase of the effectiveness of the drug being transported. According to research, the therapeutic capacities of the medication was increased. And when it is encapsulated, the liposome tends to stabilize. Consequently, the drug also stabilizes.

It is also good to note that it is organic. The material for the composition of the liposome is the same as the cell tissue that is also found in the human body. So even if it is inside the system, it will pose no threat since it is not harmful. The flexibility that it has would come in handy when it has to make the travel through the body system.

Most of the drugs being utilized by patients suffering from severe diseases are powerful and can be a toxic to the rest of the body. When it is carried by a liposome and it is also inside the capsule, the toxicity of the drug decreases. This also helps in shielding the rest of the tissues and the organs from harmful toxic that might be the cause of another condition.

If there are advantages, you can also expect that there are disadvantages. This is what happens when the method is not yet perfect, you have to know what these are before agreeing to take the medication. One of the known disadvantage would be low solubility. The matter cannot dissolve easily on the body. This means that it would take time before it can also take effect.

Many people find that this is very handy because it helps with the decrease of the toxins. But that does not mean that it could not leak. There have been many incidents on the test that this happened.

Stability is very hard to achieve in terms of the liposome treatment. There are still many researches to be done before this can be achieved. Even when it is already in capsule, only a little number have succeeded in the stability test.




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