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Mario A Cano-Vega1, Laura M Arango-Salazar2, Rodolfo Pinal2
1Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Abstract:
Oral dosage forms with adjustable drug release profiles were prepared using progesterone (PGR) as a poorly-soluble model drug. The dosage forms were made as stack assemblies of functional modules. The modules were made as PGR-carrying HPMC films cut into wafer-like circular pieces. Two types of modules were used in the study; one exhibited comparatively fast drug release and the other slow release. The fast vs. slow release of each type of film utilized resulted from the grade of HPMC used in each case. Drug loading in the assembly was controlled through the total number of modules. By adjusting the proportions of the two types of modules, it is possible to fine-tune the drug release rate of the multi-layer assemblies to a wide range of profiles, bracketed between a high and low end, corresponding to the inherently fastest or slowest release obtainable with the specific materials and procedures employed. This procedure is suitable for adjusting the spring-and-parachute parameters for enhancing/optimizing the bioavailability of poorly-soluble drugs, and for developing patient-centric formulations.
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