Although constant progress in pacing lead design and life time of pacemaker battery has contributed to the clinical success of this treatment option, the mechanism of drug release from steroid-eluting pacing leads is not completely understood. Besides, drug concentrations of steroids released into the heart-tissue remain unclear. Therefore, three different dissolution test methods were examined...

   The aim of the present study was to develop a single unit, site-specific matrix tablets of aceclofenac allowing targeted drug release in the colon with a microbially degradable polymeric carrier, chondroitin suphate (CS) and to coat the optimized batches with a pH dependent polymeric. The tablets were prepared by wet granulation method using starch mucilage as a binding agent and HPMC K-100 ...

In this study, a significant effect of sodium citrate increasing fenofibrate dissolution has been demonstrated. This effect was dependent on the polymer: drug mixing weight ratio, the sodium citrate type and the method used to disperse the drug with in the polymer. The greater the sodium citrate content the higher the drug dissolution was, up to a maximum corresponding to a polymer: drug ratio ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different carriers on solubility and in vitro dissolution of poorly water soluble drug meloxicam (MLX). Solid dispersions with Polyethylene glycol-6000 (PEG6000), Poloxamer 188 (Plx188), Poloxamer 407 (Plx407) and inclusion complexes (ICs) with β cyclodextrin (β-CD) were prepared by different methods in three different weight ratios. All SD...

In the present study, Mefenamic acid 200 mg controlled release matrices were prepared by direct compression and in vitro drug dissolution studies were performed to find out the drug release rate and patterns. Methocel was used as rate controlling polymer. Also the effect of several co-excipients was investigated on the drug release rates during in vitro dissolution studies. Polymer Methocel was...

Etoricoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is used to Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and Acute Gouty arthritis. Etoricoxib is practically insoluble in water; hence present study was carried out to enhance dissolution properties of Etoricoxib through the preparation of Solid Dispersions using PEG 6000 as carrier at various proportions by using different techniques like Physical mi...

The in vitro dissolution property of slightly water soluble Fenofibrate (FN) was improved by exploring the potential of Liquisolid system (LS). The in vitro release pattern of LS compacts and directly compressed tablets were studied using USP-II apparatus. Different LS compacts were prepared using a mathematical model to calculate the required quantities of powder and liquid ingredients to prod...

The objective of the present work was to enhance the solubility and dissolution of practically water-insoluble drug raloxifene HCl (RLX), for the same two approaches that were used. In the first approach, drug was kneaded with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), and in the second one drug was cogrinded with modified guar gum (MGG). The drug-cyclodextrin complex and drug-MGG cogrind mixtures w...

Objective: The objective of the present investigation was to improve dissolution characteristics of EZE, which might offer improved bioavailability. Method: The solid dispersion of Ezetimibe was prepared by Solvent evaporation method by using 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 ratios of drug and polymers (PVP K-30, Sodium starch glycolate). The tablets were prepared by direct compression method. The compressed t...

Controlled porosity osmotic tablet of metoprolol succinate prepared and evaluated in this study. Metoprolol succinate is very high soluble drug, so complete drug release obtained very fast. It is difficult to formulate osmotic tablet of Metoprolol succinate which gives drug release up to 24 hr at zero order. To get desired dissolution profile various formulation parameters like osmogen concentr...