scholarly journals Development study of new topical formulations with erythromycin

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-115
Author(s):  
Lacramioara OCHIUZ ◽  
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Andreea CRETEANU ◽  
Manuela HORTOLOMEI ◽  
Catalina Anisoara PEPTU ◽  
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Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic prescribed for the topical treatment of acne. Pharmacologically, erythromycin has the disadvantage of being poorly soluble in water. This leads to formulation challenges in semisolid dosage forms. In recent years, many published studies have shown the ability of cyclodextrins to form complexes with drugs. These new complexes are characterized by much improved solubility and permeation compared to the „parent“ molecule. The aim of this study was to synthesize an inclusion complex of erythromycin and lactide-β-cyclodextrin for the formulation of semisolid bases and the development of innovative topical preparations with erythromycin. The erythromycin-lactide-βcyclodextrin complex was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Semisolid formulations were pharmacologically evaluated by in vitro dissolution test and kinetic analysis of drug release by fitting to representative mathematical models. The results obtained showed a prolonged release of erythromycin from erythromycin-lactide-β-cyclodextrin formulations and a higher permeability coefficient of these formulations compared to the erythromycin-based release.

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Jayendra Singh Bayas ◽  
Rameshwar Sanjabrao Cheke ◽  
Prachi Lokhande ◽  
Santosh Waghmare ◽  
Shivshankar Gunjegaonkar ◽  
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Tablets or capsules taken orally remain one of the most effective means of treatment available. The effectiveness of such dosage forms relies on the drug dissolving in the fluids of the gastrointestinal tract prior to absorption into the systemic circulation. The present study reveals the evaluation of four marketed sample of Telmisartan tablets. The main aim of the study is to conduct dissolution test on the tablets to determine the compliance with a given official monograph. Four different marketed samples of Telmisartan were purchased from local market. The Telmisartan tablets were evaluated for the various in-vitro tablet properties such as thickness, hardness, friability, weight variation, drug content, disintegration time and dissolution rate. In-vitro dissolution test is conducted on four different brands of telmisartan tablets to assess their equivalency. All the four marketed samples of Telmisartan have shown good tablet properties and comply with the pharmacopoeial specification. The in- vitro dissolution showed the 80% drug release within one hour from all the four brands which complies with the specification of pharmacopoeia.


Author(s):  
Leslie Raphael de Moura Ferraz ◽  
Alinne Élida Gonçalves Alves Tabosa ◽  
Débora Dolores Souza da Silva Nascimento ◽  
Aline Silva Ferreira ◽  
José Yago Rodrigues Silva ◽  
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AbstractChagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi). Endemic in underdeveloped and developed countries, due to the migratory movement, it is considered a serious public health problem. Endemic in underdeveloped countries and due to the migratory movement, in developed countries as well, it is considered a serious public health problem. One of the reasons for this is a weak therapeutic arsenal, represented only by the drug benznidazole (BNZ) which, although it promotes significant cure rates in the acute phase of the disease, presents serious problems of toxicity and bioavailability, mainly due to its low aqueous solubility. Several studies have presented several drug delivery systems (DDS) based on BNZ aiming at enhancing its solubility in aqueous medium and, with this, promoting an increase in the dissolution rate and, consequently, in its bioavailability. However, the present work is a pioneer in using a zeolitic imidazolate framework as a carrier agent for a DDS in order to promote a pH-sensitive modulation of the drug. Thus, this work aimed to develop a novel DDS based on BNZ and the ZIF-8 to use it in development of prolonged-release dosage forms to alternative treatment of Chagas disease. The BNZ@ZIF-8 system was obtained through an ex situ method selected due to its higher incorporation efficiency (38%). Different characterization techniques corroborated the obtainment and drug release data were analyzed by in vitro dissolution assay under sink and non-sink conditions and setting the kinetic results through both model dependent and independent methods. Under sink conditions, at pH 4.5, BNZ and BNZ@ZIF-8 showed similar release profile, but the DDS was effective in promoting a prolonged release. At pH 7.6, after 7 h, BNZ showed a lower release than BNZ@ZIF-8. On the other hand, in non-sink conditions at pH 4.5 the BNZ presented 80% of drug release in 3 h, while the DDS in 6 h. At pH 7.6, BNZ presented a release of 80% in 2 h, while the DDS reaches it in only at 12 h. Therefore, at pH 4.5 the DDS BNZ@ZIF-8 showed a faster release with a burst effect, while at pH 7.6 it showed a prolonged and controlled release. Finally, it is evident that a promising DDS pH-sensitive was obtained as a novel carrier that might be able to prolongs BNZ release in dosage forms intended for the alternative treatment of Chagas disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-155
Author(s):  
Ana Marković ◽  
Miroslava Spasić ◽  
Vesna Savić ◽  
Slavica Sunarić ◽  
Marija Tasić-Kostov

The dissolution test is a simple and important in vitro method for assessing the bioequivalence, which aims to compare the bioavailability of generic and branded drugs. It implies the use of a proper apparatus (usually pharmacopoeially defined) in which the dosage form is dissolved, and the dissolution process itself is monitored/quantified using an appropriate analytical method among which high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is widely used. Spectrophotometry could be a significant substitute, through its advantages in terms of simplicity and costs of analysis. In the present study, possible differences in bioavailability between branded and generic ibuprofen coated tablets were predicted using a dissolution test for solid dosage forms. The ibuprofen content and the amount of ibuprofen released in the dissolution test were determined using a simple spectrophotometric method. Based on the obtained results, no significant differences in the dissolution rate of ibuprofen from generic and branded coated tablets were observed. It can be concluded that the spectrophotometric method applied for the dissolution test, among other suitable methods, could be used for bioequivalence screening in conditions where rapid and simple assessment is required or where HPLC method is not available.


2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 1045-1050
Author(s):  
Irena Brcina ◽  
Marija Darkovska Serafimovska ◽  
Tijana Serafimovska ◽  
Trajan Balkanov ◽  
Biljana Gjorgjeska

Bromazepam is a psychoactive drug belonging to class of benzodiazepines with well-known hypnotic and sedative effects. It acts on the central neural system as an inhibitor of the neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid. It is frequently prescribed for treatment of severe anxiety, to reduce tension, agitation and depression. Dissolution testing (the process by which a solid solute enters in to a solution) is a requirement for all solid oral dosage forms and is used in all phases of research and development for product release and stability testing. Tablet dissolution test is a standardized method for measuring the rate of drug release from a dosage form and it simulates the percentage of active substance that can be absorbed into the blood circulation. The direct determination of Bromazepam in pharmaceutical dosage forms using HPLC with UV detector to carry out dissolution test, have not yet been described. Development of HPLC method with UV detection for direct determination of in-vitro dissolution test of Bromazepam tablets, which can be used in the same time as method for determination of assay of Bromazepam in Bromazepam tablets, can make analytical procedure easier and quicker. A simple, selective, linear, precise and accurate RP-HPLC method has been developed and validated for assay and in-vitro dissolution test of Bromazepam tablets. The method was validated according to the guidelines set by the International Conference of Harmonization for validation of analytical procedures. The chromatographic separation was carried out using reversed phase HPLC LiChrospher RP Select B column (125 x 4.0 mm i.d.; 5μm) at temperature of 50oC. Mobile phase was consisting of the mixture of methanol, acetonitrile and potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer (pH 7.0, adjusted with 0.5M Potassium hydroxide), with the ratio of 45:5:50 (v/v/v) and flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. The detection was carried out at 239 nm. System suitability tests were performed through evaluation of different parameters (retention time, tailing factor, retention factor and selectivity) on freshly prepared standard solution of bromazepam. The retention time of bromazepam in 0,1M HCl was 3.5 min. High percentage of recovery shows that the method is free from the interferences from excipients in test samples. Linearity of response was calculated as a ratio of peak areas of bromazepam vs. concentration in 0,1M HCl and spiked tablets in the concentration range of 0.0018 – 0.016 mgmL-1. The response was linear over the concentration range of 0.0018 – 0.016 mgmL-1 and coefficient of correlation was greater than 0.99. Good linearity shows that the proposed method may be useful for quickly and routinely determination of the percentage of dissolved bromazepam from bromazepam tablets and it can be a method of choice for assay determination in the same time.


Author(s):  
R. Nagaraju ◽  
Rajesh Kaza

Salbutamol and theophylline are available in conventional dosage forms, administered four times a day, leading to saw tooth kinetics and resulting in ineffective therapy. The combination of these two drugs in a single dosage form will enhance the patient compliance and prolong bronchodilation. Various polymers, such as hydroxy propyl methylcellulose K4M (HPMC- K4M), hydroxy propyl methylcellulose K100M (HPMC- K100M), xanthan gum, ethyl cellulose and hydroxy propyl methylcellulose phthalate (HPMC-P) were studied. HPMC-P and HPMC- K4M were found to be best in controlling the release. In-vitro dissolution studies were carried out for all the bi-layered tablets developed using USP dissolution apparatus type 2 (paddle). It was found that the tablet FB15-FW3 showed 50% release of salbutamol in first hour and the remaining was released for eight hours. However, theophylline was found to be released as per the USP specifications. The IR spectrum was taken for FB15-FW3 formulation and it revealed that there is no disturbance in the principal peaks of pure drugs salbutamol and theophylline. This further confirms the integrity of pure drugs and no incompatibility of them with excipients. Also, formulation of FB15-FW3 has shown required release pattern and complies with all the evaluated parameters and comparable to the marketed formulation.


Author(s):  
Mohsen Hedaya ◽  
Farzana Bandarkar ◽  
Aly Nada

Introduction: The objectives were to prepare, characterize and in vivo evaluate different ibuprofen (IBU) nanosuspensions prepared by ultra-homogenization, after oral administration to rabbits. Methods: The nanosuspensions produced by ultra-homogenization were tested and compared with a marketed IBU suspension for particle size, in vitro dissolution and in vivo absorption. Five groups of rabbits received orally 25 mg/kg of IBU nanosuspension, nanoparticles, unhomogenized suspension, marketed product and untreated suspension. A sixth group received 5 mg/kg IBU intravenously. Serial blood samples were obtained after IBU administration. Results: The formulated nanosuspensions showed significant decrease in particle size. Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone K30 (PP) was found to improve IBU aqueous solubility much better than the other tested polymers. Addition of Tween 80 (TW), in equal amount as PP (IBU: PP:TW, 1:2:2 w/w) resulted in much smaller particle size and better dissolution rate. The Cmax achieved were 14.8±1.64, 11.1±1.37, 9.01±0.761, 7.03±1.38 and 3.23±1.03 μg/ml and the tmax were 36±8.2, 39±8.2, 100±17.3, 112±15 and 105±17 min for the nanosuspension, nanoparticle, unhomogenized suspension, marketed IBU suspension and untreated IBU suspension in water, respectively. Bioavailability of the different formulations relative to the marketed suspension were the highest for nanosuspension> unhomogenized suspension> nanoparticles> untreated IBU suspension. Conclusion: IBU/PP/TW nanosuspensions showed enhanced in vitro dissolution as well as faster rate and higher extent of absorption as indicated from the higher Cmax, shorter tmax and larger AUC. The in vivo data supported the in vitro results. Nanosuspensions prepared by ultra-high-pressure-homogenization technique can be used as a good formulation strategy to enhance the rate and extent of absorption of poorly soluble drugs.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mubarak Nasser Al Ameri ◽  
Nanda Nayuni ◽  
K.G. Anil Kumar ◽  
David Perrett ◽  
Arthur Tucker ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 131-136
Author(s):  
Asim pasha ◽  
C N Somashekhar

The aim of the present work was to develop sustained release Lornoxicam matrix tablets with polymers like HPMC K15M, Ethyl cellulose, and Crospovidone as carriers in varying quantities. Direct compression was used to make matrix tablets. Various assessment parameters, such as hardness, friability, thickness, percent drug content, weight variation, and so on, were applied to the prepared formulations. In vitro dissolution studies were carried out for 24 hrs. The tablets were subjected to in-vitro drug release in (pH 1.2) for first 2 hrs. Then followed by (pH 6.8) phosphate buffer for next 22 hrs. And the results showed that among the six formulations FL3 showed good dissolution profile to control the drug release respectively. The drug and polymer compatibility were tested using FT-IR spectroscopy, which revealed that the drug was compatible with all polymers. It is also required to design an appropriate prolonged release formulation for Lornoxicam in order to maintain the drug's release. Hence by using the compatible polymers sustained release tablets were formulated and subjected for various types of evaluation parameters like friability, hardness, drug content and dissolution behaviour. Finally, the findings reveal that the prepared sustained release matrix tablets of lornoxicam have improved efficacy and patient compliance.


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