This paper reviews the use of texture analysis in studying the performance of hydrophilic matrices of highly soluble drugs and different types of excipients (i.e. water-soluble, water-insoluble and swellable, and water insoluble and non-swellable). Tablets were prepared by direct compression, and their swelling and erosion in presence of these different excipients were assessed with the help of...

Article history: Received on: 15/12/2012 Revised on: 24/02/2013 Accepted on: 11/03/2013 Available online: 30/03/2013 Verapamil Hydrochloride is a calcium channel blocking anti-anginal agent. Extensive first pass metabolism, low bioavailability (~20%) and short biological half life (4.8 hrs) altogether makes it an ideal candidate for transdermal drug delivery. The objectives of this study were t...

Aib α-Aminoisobutyric acid or Cα-methylalanine (αMe)Phe Cα-methylphenylalanine (αMe)Val Cα-methylvaline BOP (Benzotriazol-1-yloxy)tris(dimethylamino)phosphonium CIP 2-Chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolidium phosphate Db z g Cα,α-dibenzylglycine Deg Cα,α-diethylglycine Dφg Cα,α-diphenylglycine Dp n g Cα,α-di-n-propylglycine EDC 1-(3-Dimethylamino)propyl-3-ethylcarbodiimide HATU 2-(1H-7-aza-1,2,3-benzot...

The dominant onion bulb glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) (named as GSTc, GSTd and GSTe) were separated by DEAE cellulose column chromatography, and the inhibitory interactions of glutathione (GSH) derivatives (S-methyl GSH, S-propyl GSH, S-butyl GSH, and S-hexyl GSH), four coumarins (coumarin, 7-hydroxy coumarin, esculetin and scopoletin) were tested with theses GSTs. The activities of GSTs we...

The title compound, C(15)H(16)N(2)O(2)·H(2)O, was synthesized via the alkyl-ation of 3-hydroxy-methyl-idene-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazolin-9-one with n-propyl iodide in the presence of sodium hydroxide. The organic mol-ecule and the water mol-ecule both lie on a crystallographic mirror plane. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the components i...

Vaginal formulations for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections are currently gaining importance in drug development. Polysaccharides, such as chitosan and carrageenan, which have good binding capacity with mucosal tissues, are now included in vaginal delivery systems. Marine polymer-based vaginal mucoadhesive solid formulations have been developed for the controlled release of acycl...

Naltrexone [systematic name: 17-(cyclo-propyl-meth-yl)-3,14-di-hydroxy-4,5α-epoxymorphinan-6-one] is an opioid receptor competitive antagonist that has been widely used to prevent relapse in opioid- and alcohol-dependent subjects. Its chloride salt forms non-isomorphic solvates with ethanol (C20H24NO4+·Cl-·C2H5OH) (I), propan-2-ol (C20H24NO4+·Cl-·C3H7OH) (II), and 2-methyl-propan-2-ol (C20H24NO...