Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2
Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2
Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2
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5<br />
Analysis of different parameters of an optimized prolonged<br />
release formulation obtained by five processes<br />
A.Peña Romero and A.Vérain<br />
Université Scientifique et Médicale de Grenoble, UFR de Pharmacie-Pharmacie<br />
Galénique, Avenue de Verdun, 38243 Meylan, France<br />
J.B.Costa<br />
INRS, France<br />
D.Chulia<br />
Université de Limoges, UFR de Pharmacie-Pharmacie Galénique, 2 rue Docteur<br />
Marcland, 87025 Limoges, France<br />
A.T.Luong<br />
Searle de France, 52 rue Marcel Dasault, 92514 Boulogne Billancourt, France<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
In previous work, a prolonged release formulation was obtained by five different processes, and it<br />
was optimized by applying a statistical strategy [1–5]:<br />
direct compression: factorial and centred composite designs<br />
double compression: Hadamard matrix and factorial design<br />
compaction of the mixture of five raw materials: fractional 2 3−1 factorialdesign<br />
separate compaction of the drug and PVC: fractional 2 5−2 factorialdesign<br />
wet granulation: 3 2 design and stepwise regression<br />
A mathematical model was found for each studied response. From the models, the contoured<br />
curves and the response surfaces were plotted, and the optimal points were sought and confirmed.<br />
The aim of this study is to analyse and choose the best process for a formula which contains an<br />
anti-inflammatory agent (diclofenac sodium), two inert polymer matrices (PVC, ethylcellulose)<br />
and two lubricants (magnesium stearate, talc).<br />
MATERIALS<br />
The formula contained the following raw materials:<br />
Diclofenac sodium (Secifarma) 25.0%<br />
Ethylcellulose N-7 (Hercules) 26.1%