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Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2

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1<br />

Influence of drug solubility in the formulation of<br />

hydrophilic matrices<br />

B.Huet de Barochez, J.S.Julien, F.Lapeyre, S.Horvath and A.Cuiné<br />

Ardix, 25 rue E.Vignat, F-45000 Orléans, France<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

Sustained release dosage forms are a convenient means to obtain a reduction in daily<br />

administration of drugs with fast absorption and/or elimination. In this study three different drugs<br />

are compared: one is slightly water soluble, and two are highly water soluble (Table 1).<br />

Production of hydrophilic matrices is a well-known technology, by direct compression as well as<br />

by wet granulation [1,2]. A lot of research has been done and the literature on this subject is<br />

plentiful. Different polymers may be used to control the diffusion of the drug. Among them,<br />

hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) seems most employed [3–5].<br />

Table 1—<strong>Drug</strong> characteristics<br />

MATERIALS<br />

The following ingredients were used for the preparation of hydrophilic matrices: calcium<br />

hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, (SPCI, La Plaine Saint Denis), calcium hydrogen phosphate for<br />

direct compression (Emcompress, SPCI), lactose 150 mesh (Sucre de Lait, Sains-du-Nord),

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