In vitro and in vivo evaluation of single-unit commercial conventional tablet and sustained-release capsules compared with multiple-unit polystyrene microparticle dosage forms of ibuprofen |
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Authors: | Shunmugaperumal Tamilvanan Biswanath Sa |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 700 032 Kolkata, India;(2) Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The major aims of the present study were (1) to select a multiple-unit formulation that matched the in vitro dissolution profile
of single-unit sustained-release commercial capsules, (2) to compare the sustaining/controlling efficacy of the selected multiple-unit
formulation with that of the single-unit commercial conventional tablet and sustained-release capsules, and (3) to determine
whether an in vitro-in vivo correlation exists for single- and multiple-unit formulations. Ibuprofen (20%–60% wt/wt)-loaded
multiple-unit polystyrene microparticles were prepared by an emulsion-solvent evaporation method from an aqueous system. The
in vitro release profiles obtained in phosphate buffer of pH 6.8 for drug-loaded polystyrene microparticles and for commercial
sustained-release capsules (Fenlong-SR, 400 mg) were compared. Since the microparticles with 30% ibuprofen load showed a release
profile comparable to that of the Fenlong-SR release profile, the microparticles with this drug load were considered to be
the optimized/selected formulation and, therefore, were subjected to stability study and in vivo study in human volunteers.
A single-dose oral bioavailability study revealed significant differences in Cmax, Tmax, t1/2a, t1/2e, Ka, Ke, and AUC between the conventional tablet and optimized or Fenlong-SR capsule dosage forms. However, all the parameters, with
the exception of Ka along with relative bioavailability (F) and retard quotient (RΔ), obtained from the optimized ibuprofenloaded microparticles were lower than that obtained from the commercial Fenlong-SR
formulation. Furthermore, linear relationship obtained between the percentages dissolved and absorbed suggests a means to
predict in vivo absorption by measuring in vitro dissolution.
Published: September 1, 2006 |
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Keywords: | ibuprofen polystyrene microparticles in vitro in vivo evaluation |
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