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Lynda Lamoudi1, Jean Claude Chaumeil, Kamel Daoud
1University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene, Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria.
Background:
The aim of this study was to evaluate physical properties and release from matrix tablets containing different ratios of HPMC 15 M and Acryl-EZE. A further aim is to assess their suitability for pH dependent controlled release.
Methods:
Matrix tablets containing HPMC 15 M and Acryl-EZE were manufactured using a fluidized bed. The release from this matrix using Sodium Diclofenac (SD) as model drug is studied in two dissolution media (0.1 N HCl or pH = 6.8 phosphate buffer solution); the release rate, mechanism, and pH dependence were characterized by fitting four kinetic models and by using a similarity factor analysis.
Results:
The obtained results revealed that the presence of Acryl-EZE in the matrix tablets is effective in protecting the dosage forms from release in acid environments such as gastric fluid. In pH = 6.8 phosphate buffer, the drug release rate and mechanism of release from all matrices is mainly controlled by HPMC 15 M. The model of Korsmeyer-Peppas was found to fit experimental dissolution results.
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