FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF SUSTAINED RELEASE MATRIX TABLETS OF ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENT USING VARIOUS POLYMERS

The objective of the present study was to develop matrix tablets of salbutmol sulphate sustained release dosage form, for the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Compatibility study was performed through Fourier Transformer Infrared spectroscopy revealed that there no interaction between drug and polymers. Matrix tablets were prepared by wet granulation method using different concentration of Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose K100M (HPMC K100M), HPMC K15M and Ethyl Cellulose (EC). Prepared formulations were subjected to Pre-compression parameters like angle of repose, bulk and tapped density, Hausner’s ratio and car’s index and post-compression parameters like hardness, friability, thickness, % drug content, weight variation, swelling index. All the formulations resulted in acceptable limits. Tablets were subjected to In-Vitro drug release in 0.1 N HCl (pH 1.2) for first 2 hours followed by phosphate buffer (pH 6.8) for remaining 10 hours. In-vitro drug release data were fitting to zero order and Higuchi equation indicated that diffusion along with erosion could be the mechanism of drug release. It was observed that formulation F2 containing HPMC K100M exhibited the best release profile and able to sustain the drug release for prolong period of time. Swelling study suggested that when the matrix tablets come in contact with the dissolution medium, they take up water and swells, forming a gel layer around the matrix and simultaneously erosion also takes place. KEYWORDS: Matrix tablet, salbutmol sulphate, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose K100M, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose K15M and Ethyl Cellulose

Design and development of controlled porosity osmotic tablet of diltiazem hydrochloride.

The present work aims towards the design and development of extended release formulation of freely water-soluble drug diltiazem hydrochloride (DLTZ) based on osmotic technology by using controlled porosity approach. DLTZ is an ideal candidate for a zero-order drug delivery system because it is freely water-soluble and has a short half-life (2-3 h). Sodium chloride (Osmogen) was added to the core tablet to alter the solubility of DLTZ in an aqueous medium. Cellulose acetate (CA) and sorbitol were used as semipermeable membrane and pore former, respectively. The effect of different formulation variables namely concentration of osmogen in the core tablet, % pore former, % weight gain, pH of the dissolution medium and agitation intensity on the in vitro release was studied. DLTZ release was directly proportional to % pore former and inversely proportional to % weight gain. The optimized formulation (F8) delivered DLTZ independent of pH and agitation intensity for 12 h at the upper level concentration of % pore former (25% w/w) and middle level concentration of % weight gain (6% w/w). The comparative study of elementary osmotic pump (EOP) and controlled porosity osmotic pump revealed that it superior than conventional EOP and also easier and cost effective to formulate