This study was performed to design bilayer regioselective floating tablets of atenolol and lovastatin to give immediate release of lovastatin and sustained release of atenolol. Bilayer floating tablets comprised two layers, i.e immediate release and controlled release layers. The immediate release layer comprised sodium starch glycollate as a super disintegrant and the sustained release layer c...

this study was performed to design bilayer regioselective floating tablets of atenolol and lovastatin to give immediate release of lovastatin and sustained release of atenolol. bilayer floating tablets comprised two layers, i.e immediate release and controlled release layers. the immediate release layer comprised sodium starch glycollate as a super disintegrant and the sustained release layer c...

the present investigation deals with the development of controlled release tablets of salbutamol sulphate using graft copolymers (st-g-pmma and ast-g-pmma) of starch and acetylated starch. drug excipient compatibility was spectroscopically analyzed via ft-ir, which confirmed no interaction between drug and other excipients. formulations were evaluated for physical characteristics like hardness,...

Dextromethorphan HBr is a synthetic antitussive compound. Biological half life of this drug is 2 to 4 hours. Due to its shorter half life the dose is upto 4 times a day, thereby reducing patient compliance. Thus to reduce the dose frequency and to improve the patient compliance sustained release tablets of freely water soluble Dextromethorphan HBr. was formulated with non-swellable waxy polymer...

Polysaccharide mucilage derived from the seeds of Ocimum basilicum L. (family Lamiaceae) was investigated for use in matrix formulations containing propranolol hydrochloride. Basil mucilage was extracted and several tablets were formulated. The effect of mucilage on drug release rate was evaluated in comparison with tablets containing two kinds of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC K4M and HPM...

The influence of various polymers on the release rate of lithium carbonate from matrix-type tablets was investigated in an attempt to formulate a sustained release solid dosage form. For this purpose, tablets containing 450 mg of lithium carbonate along with various amounts of Carbopol 934P, 971P, 974P, Pemulen and Eudragit RLPO as retarding agents and inactive ingredients (e.g. PVP, Avicel or ...

The specific aim of this study was to prepare sustained release matrix tablets containing indapamide as a low dose and low water solubility model drug. The matrix formers were composed of blends of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose as a swellable polymer and methyl cellulose as an erodible polymer. The matrix tablets were prepared by the direct compression technique and they have shown robust and a...

megaloporous controlled release tablets of diclofenac sodium (ds) were prepared with two kinds of granules. one of them is the restraining-phase matrix granule (rmg) and it controls the release rate of the drug. the other one is the soluble housing-phase matrix granule (hmg) and controls liquid penetration into the system. carnauba wax and eudragit l 100 polymers were used to constitute the res...