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Fabrication of polyvinyl alcohol based fast dissolving oral strips of sumatriptan succinate and metoclopramide HCL.

Muhammad Zaman, Rabia Hassan, Sobia Razzaq, Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Wahab Amjad, Maria Abdul Ghafoor Raja, Asif Ali Qaisar, Abdul Majeed, Muhammad Hanif, Rana Azam Tahir

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad ZamanFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-1768-2979
Rabia HassanFaculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Sobia RazzaqFaculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Asif MahmoodFaculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Wahab AmjadFaculty of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Maria Abdul Ghafoor RajaFaculty of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Asif Ali QaisarFaculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Abdul MajeedFaculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan.
Muhammad HanifFaculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan.
Rana Azam TahirInstitute of Pharmaceutical Technology, The University of Bonn, Germany.
University of Lahore · PKBahauddin Zakariya University · PKNorthern Border University · SAIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PKUniversity of Bonn · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Migraine is a throbbing condition, usually associated with nausea and vomiting and requires concurrent administration of anti-migraine along with anti-emetic therapy. The current study was undertaken with an aim to fabricate fast dissolving oral strips (FDOSs) containing Sumatriptan succinate (anti-migraine) and Metoclopramide HCl (anti-emetic) in combination without involving any superdisintegrant. Hydrophilic polymer polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was used alone with three concentrations of 100, 125, and 150 mg using variable concentrations of glycerol. The solvent casting technique was employed to formulate FDOSs and were evaluated for surface morphology, mechanical properties, surface pH, % moisture content, disintegration time (DT), total dissolving time (TDT), drug contents, and dissolution profile. PVA (150 mg) with 5% glycerol concentration gave best formulation results. FDOSs have exhibited good tensile strength with smooth and uniform surface morphology. DT was ranged from 7.7 to 28 s; while TDT was from 26.4 to 77.6 s. Both polymer and plasticizer concentrations were found to be influencing the characteristics of the strips. Dissolution studies were carried out in distilled water for 15 min and all the formulations have shown released more than 50% drug within first 2 min thereby highlighting the usefulness of FDOSs for the delivery of both drugs in combination significantly. Optimized combination of ingredients was found to be suitable for the formulation of FDOSs for simultaneous delivery of Metoclopramide HCl and Sumatriptan succinate.

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Polyvinyl AlcoholSumatriptanChemistry, PharmaceuticalMetoclopramideSolubilityMetoclopramidePolyvinyl AlcoholSumatriptandissolution studiesmechanical strengthoral stripsPolyvinyl alcohol

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PMID33151131
PMCPMC10358599
OpenAlexW3097601684

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