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Design, Preparation and In Vitro Evaluation of Core-Shell Fused Deposition Modelling 3D-Printed Verapamil Hydrochloride Pulsatile Tablets

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PHARMACEUTICS
卷 14, 期 2, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14020437

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FDM 3D printing; oral pulsatile tablets; verapamil hydrochloride; personalization

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This study aimed to investigate core-shell pulsatile tablets using FDM 3D printing and traditional pharmaceutical technology, achieving personalized medication and chronopathology treatment. The filament composition, geometric structure, and thickness of the shell affected the weight, hardness, and in vitro drug release of the tablets, achieving personalized lag time for drug release. The 3D-printed core-shell pulsatile tablets showed potential for personalized administration, improving therapeutic effects for circadian rhythm diseases.
The aim of the study was to investigate core-shell pulsatile tablets by combining the advantages of FDM 3D printing and traditional pharmaceutical technology, which are suitable for a patient's individual medication and chronopathology. The tablets were designed and prepared with the commercial verapamil hydrochloride tablets as core inside and the fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D-printed shell outside. Filaments composed of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC) and polyethylenglycol (PEG) 400 were prepared by hot melt extrusion (HME) and used for fabrication of the shell. Seven types of printed shells were designed for the tablets by adjusting the filament composition, geometric structure and thickness of the shell. A series of evaluations were then performed on the 3D-printed core-shell tablets, including the morphology, weight, hardness, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), in vitro drug release and CT imaging. The results showed that the tablets prepared by FDM 3D printing appeared intact without any defects. All the excipients of the tablet shells were thermally stable during the extruding and printing process. The weight, hardness and in vitro drug release of the tablets were affected by the filament composition, geometric structure and thickness of the shell. The pulsatile tablets achieved personalized lag time ranging from 4 h to 8 h in the drug release test in phosphate-buffered solution (pH 6.8). Therefore, the 3D-printed core-shell pulsatile tablets in this study presented good potential in personalized administration, thereby improving the therapeutic effects of the drug for circadian rhythm disease.

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