Eudragit RL (ERL) and Eudragit RS (ERS) are biocompatible cationic copolymers, pH-independent and insoluble in aqueous environment. In this study drug delivery system consisting of a capsule filled with floating pellets with verapamil hydrochloride (VH) is proposed. The release of VH in the stomach results in better solubility in an acid gastric environment in vivo and may result in greater amo...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to design and evaluate a chitosan-based film that has properties required for successful wound dressing, and can control drug penetration and maintenance time in the location. METHODS Several formulations of a film containing chitosan (3%) and different concentrations of Eudragit RL (0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%) were prepared using the casting/solvent evaporating t...

An ideal drug delivery system will possess three main properties: (a) It will be a single dose for the whole duration of treatment. (b) It will deliver the active drug directly at the site of action. (c) It will possess possible fewer side effects. Above approaches are achieved with the help of suitable choice of polymer. When it comes to targeted drug release profiles, Eudragit is the pharmace...

The efficacy of oral aspirin treatment in the secondary prevention of cardio and cerebro vascular disease is well known. However oral administration is often associated with abdominal discomfort. The feasibility of delivering aspirin transdermally from eudragit and polyvinyl acetate (PVA) matrix-type patches to enhance its antithrombotic efficiency of aspirin was investigated. Transdermal films...

blood pressure rises rapidly upon awakening and maybe responsible, in part, for the increased incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke during the morning hours. the aim of the present study was, therefore, to develop a novel chronotherapeutic formulation of metoprolol tartrate (mt) for night time dosing providing maximum effect in the morning hours. core tablets contained mt, sodium chlori...

A double layer-coated colon-specific drug delivery system (DL-CDDS) was developed, which consisted of chitosan (CTN) based polymeric subcoating of the core tablet containing citric acid for microclimate acidification, followed by an enteric coating. The polymeric composition ratio of Eudragit E100 and ethyl cellulose and amount of subcoating were optimized using a two-level factorial design met...

Casein microparticles cross linked with glutaraldehyde were prepared by steric stabilization process and the controlled release of drug from the particles were evaluated in-vitro. Casein is a natural biopolymer present abundantly in milk is utilized because of its biocompatibility through oral route. Methotrexate loaded Casein microparticles of size 0.5 to 5 μm were prepared. The release of met...

A potentiometric electronic tongue was applied to study the release of valsartan from pharmaceutical formulations, i.e., minitablets uncoated and coated with Eudragit E. Special attention was paid to evaluate the influence of medium temperature and composition, as well as to compare the performances of the sensor arrays working in various hydrodynamic conditions. The drug dissolution profiles r...

Taste of a pharmaceutical formulation is an important parameter for the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy. Cetirizine dihydrochloride (CET) is a second-generation antihistamine that is commonly administered in allergy treatment. CET is characterized by extremely bitter taste and it is a great challenge to successfully mask its taste; therefore the goal of this work was to formulate and character...