The design and fabrication of sustained/controlled release dosage forms, employing new excipients capable of extending/controlling the release of drugs from the dosage forms over prolonged periods, has worked well in achieving optimally enhanced therapeutic levels of the drugs. In this sense, the objective of this study was to investigate the suitability of selected cellulose ether derivatives ...

In the past decade, many strategies have been developed to enhance oral drug delivery. Different techniques were investigated, amongst those the use of permeation enhancers such surfactants and biodegradable polymers were studied more extensively. Chitosan derivatives have been studied as permeation enhancer in free soluble form and as nanoparticulate systems. The aim of the current work wa...

A stability indicating reversed-phase liquid chromatography method is developed and validated for the determination of norfloxacin in a new formulation of extended-release tablets. The LC method is carried out on a Luna C(18) column (150 x 4.6 mm) maintained at 40 degrees C. The mobile phase is composed of phosphate buffer (0.04 M, pH 3.0)-acetonitrile (84:16, v/v) run at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/...

MS presents patients with many challenges, among which walking impairment is one of the most serious. Walking impairment is most prevalent in patients who have had progressive MS for many years, but subtle changes in walking and gait may be discerned even in patients with recent disease onset. These may not be apparent to observers, including healthcare providers, and may not be detectable in a...

Localized fluoride delivery to the oral cavity is important in caries prevention. However, no current marketed dosage forms deliver fluoride for an extended period. This work describes the effect of poly (methyl vinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride) mixed calcium/sodium salt (Gantrez MS), sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC), polyethylene glycol 8000 (PEG8000) and Carbopol 934 (C934) on the in vitr...

This study presents an application of the piecewise rational quadratic interpolant to the AUC calculation in the bioavailability study. The objective of this work is to find an area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) for multiple doses of salbutamol sulfate sustained release tablets (Ventolin oral tablets SR 8 mg, GSK, Pakistan) in the group of 24 healthy adults by using computatio...