A pH sensitive multi-particulate system intended to approximate the chronobiology of angina pectoris is proposed for colonic targeting. The system comprising of Eudragit S-100 coated pellets was designed for chronotherapeutic delivery of diltiazem hydrochloride. The drug loaded core pellets were produced by aqueous extrusion spheronization technique using microcrystalline cellulose as a spheron...

Targeted delivery of drugs to colon has the potential for local treatment of a variety of colonic diseases. The main objective of the study was to develop a multiparticulate system containing chitosan microspheres for the colon targeted delivery of ondansetron for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. This work combines pH-dependent solubility of eudragit S-100 polymers and microbial degra...

Using ion-exchange resins, a multiple-unit type of oral floating dosage system has been prepared to prolong gastric emptying time of dosage form. The system is composed of beads of drug-resin complex, which are loaded with bicarbonate ions and coated with a hydrophobic polymer. The system is so designed that when the beads reach the stomach, chloride ions are exchanged with bicarbonate and drug...

Colon specific drug delivery has gained increased importance not just for delivery of drug for the treatment of local diseases, associated with the colon but also potential site for systemic delivery of therapeutic drug. Indomethacin is non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug with short half life. Indomethacin Microspheres were prepared by solvent evaporation method using Eudragit L‐100 and Eudrag...

In order to develop the polymer materials having temperature-sensitive and high biological safety, Eudragit RS-PO and polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400) blend polymers (EPG) were prepared. The EPGs that have the glass transition temperature (Tg) at around the body temperature were prepared by the addition of 5--13% PEG 400 to Eudragit RS. As glassy polymers are not in thermodynamic equilibrium b...

Budesonide, a potent glucocorticoid, is used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. Current available oral formulations of budesonide have low efficacy against ulcerative colitis because of the premature drug release in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. In this paper a pH- and time-controlled colon-targeted pellet-based tablet of budesonide was established. Pellet cores w...

The objective of this work was to study the dissolution process from piroxicam pellets, coated with Eudragit RS 30 D by fluidized bed, in order to achieve an enteric release of the drug. The coating product contains a methacrylic copolymer which is insoluble, but permeable. The drug-loaded pellets were prepared by extrusionspheronization using microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel PH 101) as a sph...

Drug controlled release technologies (DCRTs) represent an opportunity for designing new therapies. Main objectives are dose number optimization and secondary effects reduction to improve the level of patient/client acceptance. The present work studies DCRTs based in blended polymeric implants single long-term therapies florfenicol (FF), a broad spectrum antibiotic. Polymers used were PLGA Eudra...