Enhancement of in vitro drug release by using polyethylene glycol 400 and PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil in pellets made by extrusion/spheronisation

1994 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Vervaet ◽  
L. Baert ◽  
J.P. Remon
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Paniz Mahjoub ◽  
Amid Morshedlu

Background: The objective of the present study was to design a porous osmotic pump-based drug delivery system for the controlled release of captopril (Cap) which can maintain a constant therapeutic concentration, thus reducing dose-related side effects and dosing frequency. Methods: The study evaluated in vitro drug release for the controlled porosity osmotic pump tablet (CPOPT) of Cap. This in vitro drug release study investigated the influence of the tablet formulation variables such as the amount of mannitol, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose K4M (HPMCK4M), and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP K-30) in the core and the concentration of cellulose acetate and polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG-400) in the coating solution. Results: It was found that the drug release was mostly affected by the amount of mannitol, HPMCK4M, and PVP K-30 in the core and the amount of cellulose acetate and PEG-400 in the coating solution. Conclusion: In general, the objective of the study was established by coating the core tablet containing osmotic and pore-forming agents. Therefore, the CPOPT of Cap could be a safe, effective, stable, and promising preparation in the future.


Author(s):  
Neeraj Agrawal ◽  
M.J. Chandrasekar ◽  
U.V. Sara ◽  
Rohini A.

A macromolecular prodrug of didanosine (ddI) for oral administration was synthesized and evaluated for in-vitro drug release profile. Didanosine was first coupled to 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (HEMA) through a succinic spacer to form HEMA-Suc-ddI monomeric conjugate which was subsequently polymerized to yield Poly(HEMA-Suc-ddI) conjugate. The structures of the synthesized compounds were characterized by FT-IR, Mass and 1H-NMR spectroscopy. The prodrug was subjected for in-vitro drug release studies in buffers of pH 1.2 and 7.4 mimicking the upper and lower GIT. The results showed that the drug release from the polymeric backbone takes place in a sustained manner over a period of 24 h and the amount of drug released was comparatively higher at pH 7.4 indicating that the drug release takes place predominantly at the alkaline environment of the lower GIT rather than at the acidic environment of the upper GIT. This pH dependent sustained drug release behavior of the prodrug may be capable of reducing the dose limiting toxicities by maintaining the plasma drug level within the therapeutic range and increasing t1/2 of ddI. Moreover, the bioavailability of the drug should be improved as the prodrug releases ddI predominantly in the alkaline environment which will reduce the degradation of ddI in the stomach acid.


Author(s):  
Dillip Kumar Behera ◽  
Kampal Mishra ◽  
Padmolochan Nayak

In this present work, chitosan (CS) crosslink with polyaniline (PANI) with montmorilonite (MMT) called as (CSPANI/MMT) and CS crosslink with PANI without MMT called as (CS-PANI) were prepared by employing the solution casting method. Further the formation of nanocomposites CS-PANI/MMT and CS-PANI were investigated using XRD, FTIR, SEM and tensile strength. Water uptake and swelling ratio of the CS-PANI and CS-PANI/MMT were found to decrease with increase in concentration of clay. Mechanical properties of the CS-PANI and CS-PANI/MMT were assessed in terms of tensile strength and extensibility using texture analyzer. Increase in tensile strength and reduction in extensibility was reported with increase in the nanoclay content. In vitro drug release study on CS-PANI and CS-PANI/MMT indicated pronounced sustained release of doxorubicin by the incorporation of clay particles in the CS polymer matrix. Overall CSPANI/MMT nanocomposite films exhibited improved mechanical and sustained drug release properties than CS-PANI.


Author(s):  
Kranthi Kumar Kotta ◽  
L. Srinivas

The present investigation focuses on the development of mucoadhesive tablets of captopril which are designed to prolong the gastric residence time after oral administration. Matrix tablets of captopril were formulated using four mucoadhesive polymers namely guar gum, xanthan gum, HPMC K4M and HPMC K15M and studied for parameters such as weight variation, thickness, hardness, content uniformity, swelling index, mucoadhesive force and in vitro drug release. Tablets formulated Xanthan gum or HPMC K4M with HPMC K15M provide slow release of captopril over period of 12 hr and were found suitable for maintenance portion of oral controlled release tablets. The cumulative % of drug release of formulation F9 and F10 were 90 and 92, respectively. In vitro release from these tablets was diffusion controlled and followed zero order kinetics. The ‘n’ values obtained from the pappas-karsemeyer equation suggested that all the formulation showed drug release by non-fickian diffusion mechanism. Tablets formulated Xanthan gum or HPMC K4M with HPMC K15M (1:1) were established to be the optimum formulation with optimum bioadhesive force, swelling index & desired invitro drug release. This product was further subjected to stability study, the results of which indicated no significant change with respect to Adhesive strength and in vitro drug release study.


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