Formulation and Evaluation of Gastroretentive Dosage Forms of Clarithromycin

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic aspects of gastroretentive dosage forms.

Controlled release gastroretentive dosage forms (CR-GRDF) enable prolonged and continuous input of the drug to the upper parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and improve the bioavailability of medications that are characterized by a narrow absorption window. CR-GRDF provide a means to utilize all the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) advantages of controlled release dosage forms...

An overview on various approaches to Gastroretentive dosage forms

Over the past four decades, gastro retentive dosage forms have recently become a leading methodology in the field of site-specific orally administered controlled release drug delivery system.. Gastroretentive dosage forms have the potential to improve local therapy with an increase of short gastric residence time and unpredictable gastric emptying time and decrease the variation in bioavailabil...

An Overview on Polymethacrylate Polymers in Gastroretentive Dosage Forms

Drugs with lower bioavailability need repeated dosing to reach the minimum effective therapeutic concentration in plasma. In order to retain the drug in upper part of gastro intestinal tract (GIT) which is the major absorption window for majority of drugs and also to have localized effect many advances in drug delivery were made. Researchers mainly emphasize on to get patient compliance by form...

Formulation and Evaluation of Gastroretentive Floating Tablets of Domperidone Maleate

The low bioavailability (15%) and good solubility of Domperidone Maleate in acidic pH following oral administration favours development of a gastro retentive formulation. Gastroretentive floating matrix tablets of Domperidone Maleate were successfully prepared with hydrophilic polymers like HPMC K4M, HPMC K15M and HPMC K100M. From the Preformulation studies for drug excipients compatibility it ...

Formulation and Evaluation of Gastroretentive Floating Microballoons of Norfloxacin