Polymers are the major constructive material of pharmaceutical formulations that play a prime role in designing effective drug-delivery systems and releasing drugs at their sites of application. Polymers are composed of multiple repeating units of high molecular mass components with attendant properties. Most synthetic polymers are non-biocompatible, expensive, and extremely inclined to deliver adverse impacts. Meanwhile, edible polymers obtained from natural sources have gained remarkable recognition for their promising use in modern medicine. Moreover, polymers derived from natural sources are generally preferred due to certain of their unique features such as abundant availability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, economical, safe, and effective functions that fit the purpose. Polysaccharides including starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, and mucilage are identified as a major class of naturally obtained molecules that have a substantial role as functional polymers. This review summarizes the potential role of polysaccharides derived from vegetable sources such as adhesives, anticaking agents, binders, disintegrants, emulsifiers, film-framing agents, and thickeners. This is simply an opportunity to abandon synthetic excipients that hurt our bodies and think back to nature from where we originate.

The vaginal mucosa is well recognized as a route for delivering variety of drugs. Considerable number of anti-fertility drugs have been successfully delivered through vaginal and uterine canals. The goal of this review is to summarize the present clinical state of intravaginal medicines and IUDs, with a prime focus on the available in-vitro dissolution study methods and their importance. At present different vaginal drug delivery systems are available in the market and a few are under clinical trial. The accurate estimation drug release profile of any of such dosage form is primarily depends on the standard dissolution study protocol. The vaginal delivery system is an effective site for local and systemic drug delivery, and a range of innovative formulation strategies are being researched for its development. The concept behind the study is mainly lies on the fact that the standard dissolution protocol may vary based on formulation type, its design and its therapeutic goals.