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Preparation and Characterization of Individual and Multi-drug Loaded Physically Entrapped Polymeric Micelles
Published on: August 28, 2015
Preparation, characterization, and in vivo anti-ulcer evaluation of pantoprazole-loaded microparticles
R P Raffin1, L M Colomé, A R Pohlmann
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Abstract:
Pantoprazole is an important drug in the treatment of acid-related disorders. This work concerns the preparation and characterization of gastro-resistant pantoprazole-loaded microparticles prepared using an O/O emulsification/solvent evaporation technique. The in vivo activity of the pantoprazole-loaded Eudragit S100 microparticles was carried out in rats. Furthermore, tablets containing the microparticles were also investigated. Microparticles presented spherical and smooth morphologies (SEM) and they remained intact in the inner surface of tablets. DSC and IR analyses showed that pantoprazole was physically and molecularly dispersed in the polymer. In vivo anti-ulcer evaluation showed that the microparticles were able to protect rat stomachs against ulcer formation, while the drug aqueous solution did not present activity. Drug dissolution profiles from tablets demonstrated slower release than untabletted microparticles. Weibull equation was the best model for describing the drug release profiles from microparticles and tablets. As regards the acid protection, tablets showed a satisfactory drug protection in acid medium (61.05 +/- 8.09% after 30 min).
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