Recent Updates on Oral and Dermal Film-based Formulations and their Applications.

On the one hand, oral formulations are susceptible to problems, including instability accompanied by erratic absorption throughout the gastrointestinal tract, first-pass metabolism, and patientrelated and pathological difficulties in consumption. On the other hand, the world has been observing a shift from conventional dermal formulations to the more cosmetically attractive ones. Amid all these, polymeric films and film-forming systems have emerged as promising candidates for addressing the above problems.