MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049662 A) filed by Anurag University, Hyderabad, Telangana, on April 18, for 'a process for preparing a piroxicam-loaded topical emulgel for dermal penetration and sustained drug release.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Kuchukuntla Mounika; and B. Manasa.

The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a process (100) for preparing a piroxicam-loaded topical emulgel (102) for enhanced dermal penetration and sustained drug release. The process comprises forming an oil phase using emulsifying wax and cetostearyl alcohol...