Sustained Release Agent

The new book "Tubercular Drug Delivery Systems - Advances in Treatment of Infectious Diseases" book targets new advances in areas of treatment and drug delivery sciences for tuberculosis.  It covers advances in drug therapy and drug targeting that focus on innovative trend defining technologies…
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Tablets are the most common pharmaceutical dosage form - but why, and what are they? In this video PharmaDrama aka Prof. Simon Gaisford discusses what tablets are, what they contain, how they are made and how you should take them. He also looks at polymer (enteric) coats and how they are used to…
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This study aims to optimize the concentrations of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) K4M and Eudragit L100- 55 (methacrylic acid) in formulation of extended-release tablets containing guanfacine hydrochloride by employing a 32 -factorial design approach. Extended-release tablets of guanfacine…
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This work aimed to formulate xanthan gum microspheres for the encapsulation of metformin hydrochloride, according to the process of ionotropic gelation. The obtained microparticles, based on various fractions of xanthan gum (0.5–1.25), were subjected to different physico-chemical tests and a drug…
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Liposome, as a drug delivery vehicle, entraps drugs, releases them sustainably, and modifies release patterns. This entrapment has diminished exposure of the drug to the eye medium, which could minimize adverse effects. In this investigation, 18 formulations in 3 key categories (liposome, gel and…
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Objective The aim of the present study is to modify the release profile of oxcarbazepine by formulating it as a bilayer tablet using direct compression method with dual compression. Methods In the bilayer system, the immediate release layer was formulated using four types of disintegrants, sodium…
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Repaglinide (RPG), a monotherapy insulin secretagogue used to treat diabetes mellitus-type II yet, it suffers from poor water solubility and variable bioavailability (∼ 50%) due to hepatic first pass metabolism. In this study, 2FI I-Optimal statistical design was employed to encapsulate RPG into…
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The use of systemic anticancer chemotherapy is intrinsically limited by its toxicity. Whether dealing with small molecules or biopharmaceuticals, after systemic administration, small doses fail to reach effective intratumoral concentrations, while high doses with significant tumor inhibition effects…
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3D printing is driving a shift in patient care away from a generalised model and towards personalised treatments. To complement fast-paced clinical environments, 3D printing technologies must provide sufficiently high throughputs for them to be feasibly implemented. Volumetric printing is an…
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Sleep inertia is a disabling state of grogginess and impaired vigilance immediately upon awakening. The adenosine receptor antagonist, caffeine, is widely used to reduce sleep inertia symptoms, yet the initial, most severe impairments are hardly alleviated by post-awakening caffeine intake. To…
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