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Fig. 5.6a: Rele<strong>as</strong>e pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> CTZ extruded <strong>for</strong>mulations (paddle speed 100 rpm, pH 1.2 (6.8after 2 hr), n=3).Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> difference <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rele<strong>as</strong>e pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> different <strong>for</strong>mulations w<strong>as</strong>investigated by calculating <strong>the</strong> similarity factor (f 2 ). According to <strong>the</strong> FDA guidelines, rele<strong>as</strong>ecurves are considered similar when <strong>the</strong> calculated f2 is 50–100 [28] . The calculated differencefactor <strong>of</strong> all extruded <strong>for</strong>mulation are summarised in Table 5.5.Table 5.5: Similarity factor (f2) <strong>for</strong> comparing rele<strong>as</strong>e curves <strong>of</strong> CTZ and VRP <strong>for</strong>mulationsFormulations Difference Factor (f2) Formulations Difference Factor (f2)CTZ/L100 Ref CTZ/L100 74.11CTZ/EZE 74.11 CTZ/EZEWhen CTZ/L100 is RefVRP/L100 49.16 VRP/L100 86.77VRP/EZE 48.80 VRP/EZEWhen VRP/L100 is RefThe derived rele<strong>as</strong>e pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> extruded <strong>for</strong>mulation containing CTZ/L100 differssignificantly from VRP/L100 and VRP/EZE <strong>for</strong>mulations where<strong>as</strong> CTZ/L100 is quite similarto CTZ/EZE. Similarly, VRP/L100 <strong>for</strong>mulation exhibits similar rele<strong>as</strong>e pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> VRP/EZE<strong>for</strong>mulation <strong>as</strong> <strong>the</strong> calculated f2 value falls into 86.77 which in <strong>the</strong> 50-100 range according to<strong>the</strong> a<strong>for</strong>ementioned FDA guidelines.102 | P a g e

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