THE CYCLODEXTRIN COMPLEXES ARE KNOWN TO IMPROVE DIFFUSION,PENETRATION,PERMEABILITY AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF THE DRUGS.STABILITY OF THE DRUGS IS ALSO IMPROVED. BETA CYCLODEXTRINS ARE MOST WIDELY USED IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF ITS CAVITY SIZE, EFFICIENCY OF DRUG COMPLEXATION, AVAILABILITY IN PURE FORM AND RELATIVELY LOW COST. CYCLODEXTRINS ARE GAINING A BIT OF IMPORTANCE AS EXCIPIENTS IN INCREASING THE SOLUBILITY, DISSOLUTION AND DIFFUSION OF VARIOUS HYDROPHOBIC DRUGS.
CYCLODEXTRINS ARE MAINLY USED TO INCREASE THE AQUEOUS SOLUBILITY, STABILITY AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF THE DRUG AND THEY CAN ALSO BE USED TO CONVERT LIQUID DRUGS INTO MICROCRYSTALLINE POWDERS. IT PREVENT DRUG-DRUG OR DRUG-EXCIPIENT INTERACTION AND TO REDUCE DRUG IRRITATION AFTER ORAL OR TOPICAL ADMINISTRATION.