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Elsayed MMA, Aboelez MO, Elsadek BEM, Sarhan HA, Khaled KA, Belal A, Khames A, Hassan YA, Abdel-Rheem AA, Elkaeed EB, Raafat M, Elsadek MEM. Tolmetin Sodium Fast Dissolving Tablets for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment: Preparation and Optimization Using Box-Behnken Design and Response Surface Methodology. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14040880. [PMID: 35456714 PMCID: PMC9027483 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tolmetin sodium (TLM) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs). TLM is used to treat inflammation, skeletal muscle injuries, and discomfort associated with bone disorders. Because of the delayed absorption from the gastro intestinal tract (GIT), the currently available TLM dosage forms have a rather protracted start to the effect, according to pharmacokinetic studies. The aim of this study was to create a combination for TLM fast dissolving tablets (TLM-FDT) that would boost the drug's bioavailability by increasing pre-gastric absorption. The TLM-FDTs were developed using a Box-Behnken experimental design with varied doses of crospovidone (CP), croscarmellose sodium (CCS) as super-disintegrants, and camphor as a sublimating agent. In addition, the current study used response surface approach to explore the influence of various formulation and process factors on tablet qualities in order to verify an optimized TLM-FDTs formulation. The optimized TLM-FDTs formula was subsequently evaluated for its in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. TLM-FDTs have good friability, disintegration time, drug release, and wetting time, as well as fast disintegration and dissolution behavior. Significant increase in drug bioavailability and reliable anti-inflammatory efficacy were also observed, as evidenced by considerable reductions in paw thickness in rats following carrageenan-induced rat paw edema. For optimizing and analyzing the effect of super-disintegrants and sublimating agents in the TLM-FDTs formula, the three-factor, three-level full factorial design is a suitable tool. TLM-FDTs are a possible drug delivery system for enhancing TLM bioavailability and could be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Mahmoud M. A. Elsayed
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +20-1227660470
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11371, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt; (H.A.S.); (K.A.K.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt; (H.A.S.); (K.A.K.)
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt;
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 11152, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia;
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M Tawfeek H, Hassan YA, Aldawsari MF, H Fayed M. Enhancing the Low Oral Bioavailability of Sulpiride via Fast Orally Disintegrating Tablets: Formulation, Optimization and In Vivo Characterization. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:E446. [PMID: 33291402 DOI: 10.3390/ph13120446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Sulpiride (SUL) is a dopamine D2-receptor antagonist used for management of GIT disturbance and it has anti-psychotic activities based on the administered dose. SUL undergoes P-glycoprotein efflux, which lead to poor bioavailability and erratic absorption. Therefore, the objective of this research was an attempt to enhance the oral bioavailability of SUL via formulation of fast disintegrating tablets (SUL-FDTs) with a rapid onset of action. A 32 full-factorial design was performed for optimization of SUL-FDTs using desirability function. The concentration of superdisintegrant (X1) and Prosolv® (X2) were selected as independent formulation variables for the preparation and optimization of SUL-FDTs using direct compression technique. The prepared SUL-FDTs were investigated regarding their mechanical strength, disintegration time, drug release and in vivo pharmacokinetic analysis in rabbits. The optimized formulation has hardness of 4.58 ± 0.52 KP, friability of 0.73 ± 0.158%, disintegration time of 37.5 ± 1.87 s and drug release of 100.51 ± 1.34% after 30 min. In addition, the optimized SUL-FDTs showed a significant (p < 0.01) increase in Cmax and AUC(0-∞) and a relative bioavailability of about 9.3 fold compared to the commercial product. It could be concluded that SUL-FDTs are a promising formulation for enhancing the oral bioavailability of SUL concomitant with a fast action.
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Zhu Y, Yu J, Zhou G, Gu Z, Adu-Frimpong M, Deng W, Yu J, Xu X. Piperine fast disintegrating tablets comprising sustained-release matrix pellets with enhanced bioavailability: formulation, in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Pharm Dev Technol 2020; 25:617-624. [PMID: 32009511 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2020.1725892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Piperine (Pip) has been widely studied for its multiple activities such as antidepressant, anti-epileptic, and so forth. However, the poor water solubility coupled with low bioavailability may inevitably hinder the application of Pip in the clinical setting. In this study, a formulation strategy was proposed to spontaneously resolve the low bioavailability and dose dividing issue of Pip. The matrix pellets (Pip-SR-pellets) consisting of Pip solid dispersion (Pip-SD) and hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose-K100 were developed to achieve an increased and sustained release profile in vitro. The Pip-SR-pellets were compacted into fast disintegrating tablets (FDTs) with a blend of excipients comprising lactose, MCC, LS-HPC, and CMS-Na. The Pip-SD was characterized by solubility study and XRD. The evaluation of the cross-sectional morphology of the Pip-FDTs via scanning electron microscope proved that Pip-SR-pellets maintained its structural integrity during compression and were uniformly distributed in the Pip-FDTs. The release profile of Pip-SR-pellets was highly consistent with the Pip-FDTs. In vivo pharmacokinetics study demonstrated that the relative bioavailability of Pip-SR-pellets was approximately 2.70-fold higher than that of the pure drug, and 1.62-fold compared with that of Pip-SD. This work therefore showed a potential industrialized method could be applied to formulate poorly water-soluble drug that has dose-dividing requirement.
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- Yuan Zhu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China.,Department of Basic Sciences, College of Health and Well-Being, Kintampo, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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Puri D, Bhandari A, Gaur PK, Yasir M, Kumar SS, Choudhary D, Saxena PK. Formulation of Herbal Fast Disintegrating Tablets and its ex-vivo Study for Anti-histaminic Activity in Guinea Pig Ileum. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [PMID: 29521214 DOI: 10.2174/1574884713666180309153942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of present research work was to develop a herbal fast disintegrating tablet containing Fagonia schweinfurthii Hadidi dried extract and determining its antihistaminic activity using guinea pig ileum. METHOD The tablets were formulated by wet granulation technique using three different superdisintegrants (croscarmillose, crospovidone and sodium starch glycolate) at three different levels. The tablets were evaluated for various physical properties like hardness, friability weight variation etc. and various mechanical properties like disintegration time, wetting time to select the best superdisintegrant. The selected superdisintegrant was further used as intra as well as extra granulating agent to develop fast disintegrating tablets of Fagonia schweinfurthii Hadidi dried extract. The optimized formulation was subjected to stability study as per the ICH guidelines. Finally, Ex-vivo antihistaminic study was conducted on guinea pig ileum for optimized formulation and compared with marketed tablet containing cetrizine HCl as API (Stanhist-10, Ranbaxy, Pvt. Ltd). RESULTS Physical properties of all tablet batches were found to be acceptable and comply with various official specifications. The disintegration time and wetting time of optimized formulation (F'3) were found to be 1.15±0.08 and 0.56±0.04 min respectively. Results of Ex-vivo study showed a comparable histamine inhibition between optimized tablet (15%) and marketed tablet formulation (18.8%) in a dose of 5 µg/ml. CONCLUSION On the basis of in-vitro and Ex-vivo studies, it was concluded that prepared herbal fast disintegrating tablets were stable and had potent antihistaminic activity.
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- Dinesh Puri
- I.T.S College of Pharmacy, Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad (U.P.), India
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- Faluty of Pharmacy, Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajathan, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Health and Science, Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia
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- I.T.S College of Pharmacy, Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad (U.P.), India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Essa EA, Elmarakby AO, Donia AMA, El Maghraby GM. Controlled precipitation for enhanced dissolution rate of flurbiprofen: development of rapidly disintegrating tablets. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2017; 43:1430-1439. [PMID: 28402193 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2017.1318905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to investigate the potential of controlled precipitation of flurbiprofen on solid surface, in the presence or absence of hydrophilic polymers, as a tool for enhanced dissolution rate of the drug. The work was extended to develop rapidly disintegrated tablets. SIGNIFICANCE This strategy provides simple technique for dissolution enhancement of slowly dissolving drugs with high scaling up potential. METHODS Aerosil was dispersed in ethanolic solution of flurbiprofen in the presence and absence of hydrophilic polymers. Acidified water was added as antisolvent to produce controlled precipitation. The resultant particles were centrifuged and dried at ambient temperature before monitoring the dissolution pattern. The particles were also subjected to FTIR spectroscopic, X-ray diffraction and thermal analyses. RESULTS The FTIR spectroscopy excluded any interaction between flurbiprofen and excipients. The thermal analysis reflected possible change in the crystalline structure and or crystal size of the drug after controlled precipitation in the presence of hydrophilic polymers. This was further confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The modulation in the crystalline structure and size was associated with a significant enhancement in the dissolution rate of flurbiprofen. Optimum formulations were successfully formulated as rapidly disintegrating tablet with subsequent fast dissolution. CONCLUSIONS Precipitation on a large solid surface area is a promising strategy for enhanced dissolution rate with the presence of hydrophilic polymers during precipitation process improving the efficiency.
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- Ebtessam A Essa
- a Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Tanta University , Tanta , Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Tanta University , Tanta , Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Tanta University , Tanta , Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Tanta University , Tanta , Egypt
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Shishu, Kamalpreet, Kapoor VR. Development of taste masked oral formulation of ornidazole. Indian J Pharm Sci 2011; 72:211-5. [PMID: 20838525 PMCID: PMC2929780 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.65018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Revised: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Taste masked microspheres of ornidazole were prepared using amino alkyl methacrylate copolymers (Eudragit E-100) by solvent evaporation technique. Taste assessment of these microspheres was done by both spectrophotometric taste evaluation technique and panel testing. Compressed tablets of taste masked ornidazole microspheres which rapidly disintegrated in the oral cavity were prepared using microcrystalline cellulose as directly compressible filler and sodium starch glycolate as a super-disintegrant. These were subsequently evaluated for various pharmacopoeial tests, drug release, and disintegration time in the oral cavity. Sensory taste evaluation was carried by panel testing in 20 healthy human volunteers. Results indicate successful formulation of oral fast disintegrating tablets which disintegrated in the oral cavity in about 30 s and possessed good taste.
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- Shishu
- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160 014, India
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Shirsand SB, Suresh S, Swamy PV, Para MS, Nagendra Kumar D. Formulation design of fast disintegrating tablets using disintegrant blends. Indian J Pharm Sci 2011; 72:130-3. [PMID: 20582206 PMCID: PMC2883217 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.62244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2008] [Revised: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In the present work, fast disintegrating tablets of prochlorperazine maleate were designed with a view to enhance patient compliance by direct compression method. In this method, crospovidone (up to 3% w/w) and croscarmellose sodium (up to 5% w/w) in combination were used as superdisintegrants. Since disintegrants complement each other, accelerating the disintegration process when used together. Estimation of prochlorperazine maleate in the prepared tablet formulations was carried out by extracting the drug with methanol and measuring the absorbance at 254.5nm. The prepared formulations were further evaluated for hardness, friability, drug content uniformity, in vitro dispersion time, wetting time and water absorption ratio. Based on in vitro dispersion time (approximately 12 s), one promising formulation was tested for in vitro drug release pattern in phosphate buffer pH 6.8 and short-term stability (at 40°/70% RH for 3 mo), drug-excipient interaction (IR spectroscopy) were studied. Among the formulations tested, formulation DCPC4 containing 5% w/w of croscarmellose sodium and 3% w/w of crospovidone as superdisintegrant emerged as the overall best (t50% 7.0 min) based on drug release characteristics in pH 6.8 phosphate buffer compared to commercial conventional tablet formulation (t50% 17.4 min). Short-term stability studies on the promising formulation indicated that there were no significant changes in drug content and in vitro dispersion time (p<0.05).
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- S B Shirsand
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, H. K. E. Society's College of Pharmacy, Sedam Road, Gulbarga-585 105, India
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Shirsand SB, Suresh S, Jodhana LS, Swamy PV. Formulation design and optimization of fast disintegrating Lorazepam tablets by effervescent method. Indian J Pharm Sci 2011; 72:431-6. [PMID: 21218052 PMCID: PMC3013557 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.73911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Revised: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 07/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Fast disintegrating tablets of lorazepam were prepared by effervescent method with a view to enhance patient compliance. A 32 full factorial design was applied to investigate the combined effect of two formulation variables: amount of crospovidone and mixture of sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and tartaric acid (effervescent material) on in vitro dispersion time. Crospovidone (2-8% w/w) was used as superdisintegrant and mixture of sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and tartaric acid (6-18% w/w) was used as effervescent material, along with directly compressible mannitol to enhance mouth feel. The tablets were evaluated for hardness, friability, thickness, drug content uniformity and in vitro dispersion time. Based on in vitro dispersion time (approximately 13 s); the formulation containing 8% w/w crospovidone and 18% w/w mixture of sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and tartaric acid was found to be promising and tested for in vitro drug release pattern (in pH 6.8 phosphate buffer), short-term stability and drug-excipient interaction. Surface response plots are presented to graphically represent the effect of independent variables (concentrations of crospovidone and effervescent material) on the in vitro dispersion time. The validity of the generated mathematical model was tested by preparing two extra-design check point formulations. The optimized tablet formulation was compared with conventional marketed tablet for drug release profiles. This formulation showed nearly eleven-fold faster drug release (t50% 2.8 min) compared to the conventional commercial tablet formulation (t50% >30 min). Short-term stability studies on the formulation indicated that there were no significant changes in drug content and in vitro dispersion time (P<0.05).
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- S B Shirsand
- Department of Pharmaceutics, H.K.E. Society's College of Pharmacy, Sedam Road, Gulbarga - 585 104, India
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Shirsand SB, Suresh S, Para MS, Swamy PV. Design of fast disintegrating tablets of prochlorperazine maleate by effervescence method. Indian J Pharm Sci 2010; 71:447-51. [PMID: 20502555 PMCID: PMC2865821 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.57298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2008] [Revised: 04/06/2009] [Accepted: 08/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In the present work, fast disintegrating tablets of prochlorperazine maleate were designed with a view to enhance patient compliance by effervescent method. In this method, mixtures of sodium bicarbonate and anhydrous citric acid in different ratios along with crospovidone (2-10% w/w), croscarmellose sodium (2-10% w/w) were used as superdisintegrants. Estimation of prochlorperazine maleate in the prepared tablet formulations was carried out by extracting the drug with methanol and measuring the absorbance at 254.5 nm. The prepared formulations were further evaluated for hardness, friability, drug content uniformity and in vitro dispersion time. Based on in vitro dispersion time (approximately 13-21 s), two promising formulations (one from each super-disintegrant) were tested for in vitro drug release pattern in pH 6.8 phosphate buffer, short-term stability (at 40°/75% relative humidity for 3 mo) and drug-excipient interaction (IR spectroscopy). Among the two promising formulations, the formulation containing 10% w/w of crospovidone and mixture of 20% w/w sodium bicarbonate and 15% w/w of citric acid emerged as the overall best formulation (t50% 6 min) based on drug release characteristics in pH 6.8 phosphate buffer compared to commercial conventional tablet formulation (t50% 17.4 min). Short-term stability studies on the promising formulations indicated that there are no significant changes in drug content and in vitro dispersion time (p<0.05).
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- S B Shirsand
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, H. K. E. Society's College of Pharmacy, Sedam Road, Gulbarga-585 105, India
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