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DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
Volume 29, Issue 5, Pages 565-574Publisher
MARCEL DEKKER INC
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-120018645
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modified ispaghula husk powder; modified guar gum; tartaric acid; factorial design; composite index
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This article reports the preparation of tartaric acid treated ispaghula husk powder for the development of modified release tablets of diltiazem HCl by adopting direct compression technique and a 3 2 full factorial design. The modified ispaghula husk powder showed superior swelling and gelling as compared to untreated powder. Addition of compaction augmenting agent such as dicalcium phosphate was found to be essential for obtaining tablets with adequate crushing strength. In order to improve the crushing strength of diltiazem HCl tablets, to modulate drug release pattern, and to obtain similarity of dissolution profiles in distilled water and simulated gastric fluid (pH 1.2), modified guar gum was used along with modified ispaghula husk powder and tartaric acid. A novel composite index, which considers a positive or a negative deviation from an ideal value, was calculated considering percentage drug release in 60, 300, and 540 min as dependent variables for the selection of a most appropriate batch. Polynomial equation and contour plots are presented. The concept of similarity factor (f(2)) was used to prove similarity of dissolution in water and simulated gastric fluid (pH 1.2).
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