Monday, February 16, 2015

Pros And Cons To The Liposome Manufacturing

By Katina Brady


The human body has to face threats from various elements everyday. If you have a good functioning immune system, then you are lucky because you are able to repel various types of diseases. But for others, this is not a privilege that they get to experience. There are some who are plagued by incurable diseases. And more often than not, these are the types that can be very deadly.

In the hope of finding a cure, doctors are still relentless in their pursuit. There are times that they succeed in developing new methods, but most instances they fail. Some of the methods are not as affective as the others but the good thing is that it still works. For instance, the usage of liposome to transport drugs for a specific sickness to a specific destination in the body. The liposome is an organic carrrier that is made of the same elements as the cell membrane. There are many people who encourage liposome manufacturing because the effects can be life changing.

Many people claimed that the treatment was an effective means. But the truth is that there is still lacking research for it. And even though there are known benefits which makes it a potentially good method, the risks and draw backs cannot be denied as well. Before undergoing the method, you have to have an idea on what exactly you are going into.

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.

The material fashioned into the liposome is the same as the cell membrane of the body. And because of this make up, it is a very safe means to carry medication to affected areas of the body. The other feature that is has is the flexible composition. It would not be easy to break it apart.

One thing that you have to endure when you are suffering from a severe illness are the strong medications. And this is supposed to be taken on a daily basis. But there are times that the medication for one sickness can be harmful to other organs. The good thing is that this can prevent that from happening. It will shield the organs from the toxic that the drugs bring.

It takes many years to perfect a certain method. And because this is just recently discovered, it is safe to say that the method is not yet even close to being perfect. The disadvantages that you will experience because of the treatment must be known before you try it. For example, there is the issue of hard solubility. It takes time for it to dissolve inside the system. And this could also mean that the effects cannot be felt until later.

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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