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Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2

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36 CH. 3] THE FORMULATION OF SUSTAINED RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE TABLETS<br />

initial rapid release of potassium chloride. While 52% and 48% of potassium chloride were<br />

released from 20% carbomer and polyvinyl chloride formulations, in 1h, only 38% and 39% of<br />

potassium chloride were released from formulations containing 20% methylcellulose and glycerol<br />

palmitostearate respectively.<br />

In order to investigate the mechanism of release, the following semi-empirical equation was<br />

used [8].<br />

where Mt/M∞ is the fraction of drug released up to time t, k is a constant incorporating structural<br />

and geometric characteristics of the tablet, and n is the diffusional exponent indicative of the<br />

mechanism of release. The estimated parameters are given in Table 1.<br />

Table 1—Values of constant (k), release exponent (n) and correlation coefficient (r 2 ) following linear regression of<br />

dissolution data of formulations containing different polymers (hardness, 7.5–8kp)<br />

(1)<br />

When equation (1) is applied during the early stages of release (fraction released

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