期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
卷 117, 期 -, 页码 245-254出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2018.02.029
关键词
Thick films; Multiple-layer films; Sustained release; Poorly water-soluble drug; Zero order release; Hydrophilic film matrix
资金
- National Science Foundation [EEC-0540855]
- National Institutes of Health [U01FD005521]
In spite of significant recent interest in polymeric films containing poorly water-soluble drugs, dissolution mechanism of thicker films has not been investigated. Consequently, release mechanisms of poorly water-soluble drugs from thicker hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) films are investigated, including assessing thickness above which they exhibit zero-order drug release. Micronized, surface modified particles of griseofulvin, a model drug of BSC class II, were incorporated into aqueous slurry-cast films of different thicknesses (100, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 mu m). Films 1000 mu m and thicker were formed by either stacking two or more layers of similar to 500 mu m, or forming a monolithic thick film. Compared to monolithic thick films, stacked films required simpler manufacturing process (easier casting, short drying time) and resulted in better critical quality attributes (appearance, uniformity of thickness and drug per unit area). Both the film forming approaches exhibited similar release profiles and followed the semi-empirical power law. As thickness increased from 100 mu m to 2000 mu m, the release mechanism changed from Fickian diffusion to zero-order release for films >= 1000 mu m. The diffusional power law exponent, n, achieved value of 1, confirming zero-order release, whereas the percentage drug release varied linearly with sample surface area, and sample thickness due to fixed sample diameter. Thus, multi-layer hydrophilic polymer aqueous slurry-cast thick films containing poorly water-soluble drug particles provide a convenient dosage form capable of zero-order drug release with release time modulated through number of layers.
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