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Published on: August 19, 2015
Taste masking of azithromycin by resin complex and sustained release through interpenetrating polymer network with
A Michael Rajesh1,2, Kiritkumar Mangaldas Popat1,2
1a Reverse Osmosis Membrane Division , Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) , Bhavnagar , Gujarat , India.
Objective:
The objective was to evaluate taste masking of azithromycin (AZI) by ion exchange resins (IERs) and the formation of covalent semi interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) beads using chitosan (CS) and sodium carboxylated agarose (SCAG) for sustained release of drug.
Methods:
Methacrylic acid (MAA)-based IERs were prepared by suspension polymerization method. Drug release complexes (DRCs) were prepared by different drug:resin ratios i.e. 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4. The resultant DRCs were characterized using DSC, FTIR, PXRD, in vivo and in vitro taste masking, and in vitro drug release at gastric pH. IPN beads were prepared by entrapping DRCs with bio polymers and cross linked with trisodium citrate (NaCIT), and further cross-linked with glutaraldehyde (GA) for sustained release of AZI.
Results:
In vitro and in vivo taste masking studies showed that MD1:4 DRC formulation was optimal. The release of AZI from DRC was found to be very fast at gastric pH i.e. 97.37 ± 1.02% within 45 min. The formation of IPN beads was confirmed by FTIR. The release of drug from IPN beads at gastric and intestinal pH was found to be "<28% and <60%", respectively. The release kinetics showed Fickian diffusion profile for ionically cross-linked beads and zero-order release mechanism for GA cross-linking beads.
Conclusions:
DRCs can be effectively used for taste masking and newly formulated IPN beads demonstrated sustained release of AZI.
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