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ArticleAAPS PharmSciTech2011

Once daily, high-dose mesalazine controlled-release tablet for colonic delivery: optimization of formulation variables using Box-Behnken design.

Ahmed Abd Elbary, Ahmed A Aboelwafa, Ibrahim M Al Sharabi

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Article in AAPS PharmSciTech, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Ahmed Abd ElbaryDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Ahmed A Aboelwafa
Ibrahim M Al Sharabi
Cairo University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this work was to statistically optimize a novel high-dose, mesalazine colonic delivery matrix system, potentially suitable for once daily administration, using simple wet granulation method. A hydrophobic-hydrophilic polymeric blend was used to manipulate drug release. A three-factor, three-level Box-Behnken design was used to construct polynomial models correlating the dependent and independent variables. Independent formulation variables were the percentages of the hydrophilic polymer Carbopol® 940, hydrophobic polymer Eudragit® RS, and the superdisintegrant croscarmellose sodium. The cumulative percentages of drug released at 6, 10, and 14 h were selected as dependent variables and restricted to 7.5-22.5% (Y(1)), 42.5-57.5 % (Y(2)), and 72.5-87.5% (Y(3)), respectively. A second-order polynomial equation fitted to the data was used to optimize the independent formulation variables. Based on Box-Behnken experimental design, different mesalazine release profiles were obtained. The optimized formulation containing 5.72% Carbopol®, 9.77% Eudragit® RS, and 1.45% croscarmellose sodium was prepared according to the software determined levels. It provided a release profile which was very close to the targeted release profile, where the calculated values of f(1) and f(2) were 8.47 and 67.70, respectively, and followed zero-order release kinetics.

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ColonModels, ChemicalModels, StatisticalAcrylic ResinsAdministration, OralAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCarboxymethylcellulose SodiumChemistry, PharmaceuticalDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CompoundingDrug StabilityExcipientsHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsKineticsMesalamineAcrylic ResinsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidalcarbopol 940Carboxymethylcellulose SodiumDelayed-Action PreparationsEudragit RSExcipientsMesalaminePolymersTablets, Enteric-Coated

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PMID22038474
PMCPMC3225513
OpenAlexW2040407517

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