Formulation and Evaluation of Ranitidine Hydrochloride Loaded Floating Microspheres for the Treatment of Gastric Ulcer

The study was aimed to prepare gastro retentive floating microsphere of Ranitidine Hydrochloride by Ionotropic Gelation technique and solvent evaporation technique by using the different carriers’ ratios (Carbopol 934, Chitosan, and sodium alginate). Both natural and synthetic polymers have been used to prepare floating microspheres and evaluated the relevant parameters. There was no drug and carrier interactions assessed from FTIR. Depending upon the ratio, the percentage yield was found between 58.33% to 90.38%. in all formulations. The surface morphology of microspheres was characterized by SEM and it was discrete, spherical in shape with rough outer surface and showed free flowing properties. The mean particle size of microspheres significantly increases with increasing polymer concentration and the range between 99.92±1.221 to 168.23±1.963 µm. Among all the formulations, RF3 showed high drug entrapment efficiency (87.52%). The percentage in-vitro buoyancy of the floating microspheres was in the range of 66.92% to 81.52%. The in-vitro drug release study revealed that RF3, RF6 and RF9 Formulations having 89.97%,92.91%,93.68% drug released at the end of dissolution studies respectively. It could be concluded that the developed floating microsphere of Ranitidine Hydrochloride can be used for prolonged release in stomach. Therefore improving the bioavailability and patient compliance.

DESIGN, OPTIMIZATION & IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF SODIUM ALGINATE BASED IN-SITU GEL OF RANITIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE IN ULCER TREATMENT

Peptic ulcer, it is the most common type of stomach disease, according to the American Gastroenterology Association. “We know that ulcers occur because there has been a disruption in the balance of factors that injure the digestive tract and those factors that protect it from injury,” The present investigation deal with the formulation, optimization and evaluation of sodium alginate based in situ gel of ranitidine hydrochloride (R-HCl) in ulcer treatment. The in-situ formulation are homogenous liquid when administration orally and become gel at the contact site. The evaluation of the formulation is dependent upon accurate results obtained by analytical method used during the study. Accurate results require the use of standard and a calibration procedure. Hence, standard plots of Ranitidine hydrochloride were prepared in (0.1N HCL, pH 1.2) solutions. Two, sodium alginate and calcium carbonate used as a polymer and cross-linking agent respectively in the formulation of in-situ gel. From the IR studies it may be concluded that the drug and carriers used undergo physical interaction there is no chemical change, and thus the gelling agent, cross-linking agent and other excipient is suitable for formulation of in-situ gel of ranitidine hydrochloride. Indicate that the formulation, DKF9 which was prepared by the Sodium alginate (2 gm) with Ranitidine Hydrochloride showed minimum drug release (sustained drug release) after 8 hrs. It can be concluded that the In-situ gel was beneficial for delivering the drug which needs sustained release to achieve the slow action. Keywords: In-situ gel, Peptic Ulcer, Ranitidine Hydrochloride (R-HCl), Sodium alginate.

Spectrophotometric method for determination of ranitidine hydrochloride in bulk and in pharmaceutical preparation using ninhydrin

A simple, sensitive and reproducible method for the determination of ranitidine hydrochloride in pharmaceutical preparations was investigated. This spectrophotometric method was based on the formation of a deep red color product with ninhydrin in basic media and the absorbance measured at λmax = 480 nm. The reaction occurs at 45 °C with pH = 10 having a contact time of 38 minutes. Under the optimum conditions, Beer’s Law is obeyed in the concentration range of 8.98×103 - 9.90×104 µg/L. The coefficient of correlation was found to be 0.999 for the obtained method with molar absorptivity of 3.05×103 L/mol.cm. The calculated Sandell’s sensitivity is 0.108 μg/cm2. The limit of detection and limit of quantification are 0.0997 and 0.3023 µg/mL, respectively. The low values of the percentage relative standard deviation and percentage relative error indicate the high precision and the good accuracy of the proposed method. The stoichiometry of the reaction is determined and found to be 1:4 (Ranitidine hydrochloride:Ninhydrin). The initial rate method confirmed that this reaction is first order one.