Drug Release from Hollow Suppository(I) - Release Rate of Indomethacin from Witepsol H-15 Suppository -

중공 좌제의 약물방출 (I) - Witepsol H-15 기제로부터의 인도메타신의 방출속도 -

In order to study drug release from the suppository, three types of hollow suppositories and one conventional suppository were prepared using indomethacin(IDM) as a model drug and Witepsol H-15 as a base. The 4 types of suppository prepared are as follows: type I, conventional suppository containing 50 mg of IDM powder, type II, hollow supository containing 50 mg of IDM powder in the cavity, type III, hollow suppository containing 25 mg of IDM powder in the base and IDM microcapsules (25 mg as IDM powder) in the cavity, and type IV, hollow suppository containing IDM microcapsules (25 mg as IDM powder) in the base and 0.5 ml of 5%(w/v) IDM-PEG 300 solution in the cavity. The drug amount released(%) from type II and I within 24 hrs was 46.7% and 66.9%, respectively. Comparing with the drug amount released from four types of suppository within initial 2 hrs and 24 hrs, that of type IV was high as 32.7% and 76.6%, respectively. IDM-ethycellulose microcapsules passed through 270 mesh sieve and the IDM content was 20.95%.