extended release formulation of alfuzosin, an a-antagonist used for prostatic hypertrophy, is available in market. it is convenient for older patients to take only one tablet a day. marketed alfuzosin formulation is three layered geomatrix tablet that requires special facilities, high cost, more time and complex operation than normal direct compression formulation. therefore, a less complicated...

the aim of this study was preparation and evaluation of ciprofloxacin-containing minitablets for ocular use, in an attempt to obtain prolonged and controlled drug release to the anterior eye segment. following initial studies on ciprofloxacin powder, it was formulated into ocular minitablets. for this purpose, ciprofloxacin along with various amounts of different sustained release cellulose der...

sustained release oral delivery systems are designed to achieve therapeutically effective concentrations of drug in the systemic circulation over an extended period of time. the purpose of the present investigation was to design and evaluate sustained release matrix tablets of nifedipine, a poorly water soluble drug, employing hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose ( hpmc) and ethyl cellulose ( ec) as ...

conclusions it was shown that combination of pectin and eudragits can relatively control drug release in the upper gi. on the other hand, pectin degraded in the presence of pectinase and formulations were susceptible to the colonic media. results it was shown that in the presence of pectin, formulations without erl had a relative resistance to drug release in sgf. pellets containing pectin and ...

the objective of the present study was to prepare controlled release formulation of moxifloxacin hydrochloride ocular nanoparticles. the nanoparticles were prepared by solvent displacement method using eudragit rl 100 as a polymer. different formulations were prepared by varying the ratios of drug and polymer and varying the ratios of organic and aqueous phase. the formulations were evaluated i...

low molecular weight heparin-modified isoliquiritigenin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticle (lmwh-isl-sln) was developed for injective application. the morphological observation, particle diameter and zeta potential of lmwh-isl-sln were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (tem) and a malvern zetasizer. its entrapment efficiency (ee) and drug loading (dl) were determined by ultracen...

Low molecular weight heparin-modified isoliquiritigenin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticle (LMWH-ISL-SLN) was developed for injective application. The morphological observation, particle diameter and zeta potential of LMWH-ISL-SLN were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and a Malvern Zetasizer. Its entrapment efficiency (EE) and drug loading (DL) were determined by ultracen...

Objective(s): Ketotifen fumarate (KF) is a selective and noncompetitive histamine antagonist (H1-receptor) that is used topically in the treatment of allergic conditions of rhinitis and conjunctivitis. The aim of this study was to formulate and improve an ophthalmic delivery system of KF.Ocular nanoparticles were prepared with the objective of reducing the frequency of administration and obtain...

attempts have been made to prepare nanoparticles based on poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (plga) and doxorubicin. biological evaluation and physio-chemical characterizations were performed to elucidate the effects of initial drug loading and polymer composition on nanoparticle properties and its antitumor activity. plga nanoparticles were formulated by sonication method. lactide/glycolide ratio a...

Inhalation delivery of aerosolized antibacterials is preferred over conventional methods of delivery for targeting lung infection. The present study is concerned with the development and characterization of a novel, spray dried, aerosolized, chitosan polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) based microparticles containing antibacterials for the treatment of lung infections.Chitosan polyelectrolyte complex...