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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Multi-Analytical Framework to Assess the In Vitro Swallowability of Solid Oral Dosage Forms Targeting Patient Acceptability and Adherence.

Abdul Latif Ershad, Ali Rajabi-Siahboomi, Shahrzad Missaghi, Daniel Kirby, Afzal Rahman Mohammed

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Abdul Latif ErshadAston Pharmacy School, College of Health and Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8094-3575
Ali Rajabi-SiahboomiColorcon Inc., Harleysville, PA 19438, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8559-114X
Shahrzad MissaghiColorcon Inc., Harleysville, PA 19438, USA.
Daniel KirbyAston Pharmacy School, College of Health and Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0878-2620
Afzal Rahman MohammedAston Pharmacy School, College of Health and Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A lack of effective intervention in addressing patient non-adherence and the acceptability of solid oral dosage forms combined with the clinical consequences of swallowing problems in an ageing world population highlight the need for developing methods to study the swallowability of tablets. Due to the absence of suitable techniques, this study developed various in vitro analytical tools to assess physical properties governing the swallowing process of tablets by mimicking static and dynamic stages of time-independent oral transitioning events. Non-anatomical models with oral mucosa-mimicking surfaces were developed to assess the swallowability of tablets; an SLA 3D printed in vitro oral apparatus derived the coefficient of sliding friction and a friction sledge for a modified tensometer measured the shear adhesion profile. Film coat hydration and in vitro wettability was evaluated using a high-speed recording camera that provided quantitative measurements of micro-thickness changes, simulating static in vivo tablet-mucosa oral processing stages with artificial saliva. In order to ascertain the discriminatory power and validate the multianalytical framework, a range of commonly available tablet coating solutions and new compositions developed in our lab were comparatively evaluated according to a quantitative swallowability index that describes the mathematical relationship between the critical physical forces governing swallowability. This study showed that the absence of a film coat significantly impeded the ease of tablet gliding properties and formed chalky residues caused by immediate tablet surface erosion. Novel gelatin- and λ-carrageenan-based film coats exhibited an enhanced lubricity, lesser resistance to tangential motion, and reduced stickiness than polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-PEG graft copolymer, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), and PVA-coated tablets; however, Opadry

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acceptabilityadherencedysphagiafilm coatingin vitro swallowabilitysolid oral dosage formsswallowability index

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PMID33808875
PMCPMC8003620

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