The aim was to determine the release-modifying effect of carboxymethyl xyloglucan for oral drug delivery. Sustained release matrix tablets of tramadol HCl were prepared by wet granulation method using carboxymethyl xyloglucan as matrix forming polymer. HPMC K100M was used in a small amount to control the burst effect which is most commonly seen with natural hydrophilic polymers. A simplex centr...

Venlafaxine is a unique antidepressant that differs structurally from other currently available antidepressants. Short biological half life, low bioavailabilty and frequent administration of drug led rational for development of extended release formulation of Venlafaxine that releases the drug and maintian the plasma drug concentration for more than 12h.Polymers like Hydroxy propyl methyl cellu...

Concentrations of 0.25 and 0.5 mug/ml calcium chromate (CaCrO4-2H2O)dissolved in Dulbecco's medium were found to alter the growth behavior of BHK21 cells in culture. Treated cells grew as shortened fibroblasts and in random orientation. The changes detected during the first two weeks of culture in the presence of the metal became more pronounced as the number of growth passages increased. In ad...

In the present investigation an attempt has been made to design efficacious and prolonged release mucoadhesive tablet of salbutamol sulphate using various polymers to avoid the first pass metabolism to reduce dossing frequency and to improve patient compliance. Mucoadhesive buccal tablet of salbutamol sulphate were fabricated with objective of avoiding first pass metabolism and to improve its b...

The main objective of the present study was to develop a multiple-unit, floating-pulsatile drug delivery system for obtaining no drug release during floating and in the proximal small intestine followed by pulsed, rapid drug release in distal small intestine to achieve chronotherapeutic release of indomethacin. The system developed consists of drug containing core pellets prepared by extrusion-...

The main objective of the present study was to formulate gastroretentive effervescent sustained release drug delivery systems of risperidone floating tablets with the help of Methocel® K15, Ethocel® standard 7FP premium, Eudragit ® RS100 sustained release polymers to improve its safety profile, bioavailability and patient compliance. Risperidone floating tablets were formulated by wet granulati...

Guaifenesin, a highly water-soluble active (50 mg/mL), classified as a BCS class I drug.Owing to its poor flowability and compressibility, formulating tablets especially high-dose one,may be a challenge. Direct compression may not be feasible. Bilayer tablet technology appliedto Mucinex®, endures challenges to deliver a robust formulation. To overcome challengesinvolved in bilayer-tablet manufa...

Guaifenesin, a highly water-soluble active (50 mg/mL), classified as a BCS class I drug.Owing to its poor flowability and compressibility, formulating tablets especially high-dose one,may be a challenge. Direct compression may not be feasible. Bilayer tablet technology appliedto Mucinex®, endures challenges to deliver a robust formulation. To overcome challengesinvolved in bilayer-tablet manufa...

Lowering elevated blood pressure (BP) with drug therapy reduces the risk for catastrophic fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events. Due to the marked variability in an individual patient’s BP response and low response rates with monotherapy, expert groups such as Joint National Committee (JNC) emphasize the value of combination antihypertensive regimen, usually of different classes, having addi...

Darifenacin is a urinary antispasmodic. The oral absorption of darifenacin is poor due to its low solubility and poor bioavailability (15-19%). Darifenacin was complexed with hydroxylropyl beta-cyclodextrin (Hpβ-CD). The best results were obtained with the coevaporation that interacts in a 1 : 1 drug : cyclodextrin molar ratio. The solid inclusion complexes were found to be amorphous in the cha...