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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 363-373Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2004.12.004
Keywords
calcium pectinate; pectin; emulsion gel; beads; floating; additives; sustained release
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Emulsion get (EMG) beads of calcium pectinate capable of floating in the gastric condition were developed using an emulsion-gelation method and their release properties were investigated. Attempts to modify the drug release were made by applying some additives into the starting solution prior to bead formation, by hardening with glutaraldehyde, and by coating with polymer. The metronidazole-loaded EMG beads were found to float on simulated gastric fluid. Increasing the drug to pectin ratio in the beads slowed the drug release from the conventional and the EMG beads. However, the drug release from these beads was rapid, i.e., about 80% of drug loading released within 20-80 min. The additives (PEG 10000, glyceryl monostearate and Eudragit((R)) L) had a slight, insignificant, effect on the drug release. Using 2% glutaraldehyde as a hardening agent prolonged the drug release. Coating the beads with Eudragit((R)) RL significantly sustained the drug release while the beads remained buoyant. The results suggest that EMG beads are suitable as a carrier for intragastric floating drug delivery and that their release behaviour could be modified by hardening with glutaraldehyde or by coating with Eudragit((R)) RL. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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