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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 220, Issue 1-2, Pages 13-21Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(01)00574-9
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ketoprofen; floating microparticles; Eudragit; emulsion solvent diffusion; sustained release
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A sustained release system for ketoprofen designed to increase its residence time in the stomach without contact with the mucosa was achieved through the preparation of floating microparticles by the emulsion-solvent diffusion technique. Four different ratios of Eudragit S100 (ES) with Eudragit RL (ERL) were used to form the floating microparticles. The drug retained in the floating microparticles decreased with increase in ERL. content. All floating microparticle formulations showed good flow properties and packability. Scanning electron microscopy and particle size analysis revealed differences between the formulations as to their appearance and size distribution. X-ray and DSC examination showed the amorphous nature of the drug. Release rates were generally low in 0.1 N HCl especially in presence of high content of ES while in phosphate buffer pH 6.8. high, amounts of ES tended to give a higher release rate. Floating ability in 0.1 N HCl, 0.1 N HCl containing 0.02% Tween 20 and simulated gastric fluid without pepsin was also tested. The formulation containing ES:ERL1:1 (FIII) exhibited high percentage of floating particles in all examined media. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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