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30/10/2025, 00:02 Pharmaceutical Solutions & Sterile Dosage Forms
Types of ocular delivery systems
Ocular Delivery Systems
Topical eye drops Semi-solid
Ointments, Gels
Ocular inserts, Contact lenses Intraocular
Intraocular injection, Implant
Liquids: Eye drops 61/77
They are sterile solutions or suspensions of one or more medicaments intended to be applied
into the conjunctival sac for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Less than 10% of topically applied dose is usually absorbed into the eye.
This might be due to:
Precorneal tear clearance
Blinking
Nasolacrimal drainage
The cornea is the main barrier to drug absorption (tear film)
1. Solution Eye drops:
file:///C:/Users/sara talaat/Downloads/solutions and sterile sols.HTML
