BACKGROUND The osmotic drug delivery systems suitable for oral administration typically consist of a compressed tablet core that is coated with a semipermeable membrane that has an orifice drilled on it by means of a laser beam or mechanical drill. Ketorolac is a nonsteroidal agent with powerful analgesic. Oral bioavailability of ketorolac was reported to be 90% with very low hepatic first-pass...

Conventional dry-coating method can cause problems like non-core, double-core, off-center, inlay, and cooking, caused by the core tablet supply system. Hence, dry coating is not as widely used as normal tablets. One-step dry-coating (OSDrC) technology is an innovative one to solve these problems. OSDrC technology, which does not require a separate manufacturing process for the core, can even us...

We present a phase diagram of the nucleosome core particle (NCP) as a function of the monovalent salt concentration and applied osmotic pressure. Above a critical pressure, NCPs stack on top of each other to form columns that further organize into multiple columnar phases. An isotropic (and in some cases a nematic) phase of columns is observed in the moderate pressure range. Under higher pressu...

The dual release system is used to achieve both quick and sustained release effect from dosage form. The dual release action achieve by using core compressed tablet, bi-layer or multi layer tablet, IR and SR granules containing matrix tablet and capsules. Some researcher formulated dual release system by incorporating disintegrants for immediate release part and different polymers for sustained...

In this study calendering is used as a downstream technique to shape monolithic co-extruded fixed-dose combination products in a continuous way. Co-extrudates with a metoprolol tartrate-loaded sustained-release core and a hydrochlorothiazide-loaded immediate-release coat were produced and immediately shaped into a monolithic drug delivery system via calendering, using chilled rolls with tablet-...

The purpose of the present research was to produce a quick/slow biphasic delivery system for aceclofenac. A dual component tablet made of a sustained release tabletted core and an immediate release tabletted coat was prepared by direct compression. Both the core and the coat contained a model drug aceclofenac. The sustained release effect was achieved with polymers hydroxypropyl methylcellulose...