• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 1985

Membrane-coated tablet of isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INAH) which releases INAH at the zero-order kinetics was deveoped. It consisted of a soluble tablet core surrounded by a porous membrane which controls the diffusion rate. Tablet cores were prepared by compressing granules of INAH and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) dissolved in methyl ethyl ketone in which micronized sucrose were suspended. Diffusion rate of INAH from the tablet through the membrane was constant until the loaded INAH in the core was almost released. The rate was independent of pH of the dissolution medium. Water-soluble sucrose particles behaved as a poreproducing material in the water-insoluble PVC film coat. The pH independency of the rate was probably due to the high solubility of INAH in the water of wide pH range. The diffusion rate of INAH could be controlled by chnaging the composition of the membrane or the coat weight. This membrane-coated INAH tablet seemed to be a powerful candidate for the controlled release drug delivery system (DDS) of INAH or other highly watersoluble drugs.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.151-160
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• 1990

In order to develop a controlled-release oral drug delivery system (DDS) which sustains the plasma acetaminophen (AAP) concentration for a certain period of time, microporous membrane-coated tablets were prepared and evaluated in vitro. Firstly, highly water-soluble core tablet of AAP were prepared with various formulations by wet granulation and compression technique. Then the core tablets were coated with polyvinychloride (PVC) in which micronized sucrose particles were dispersed. Effect of formula compositions of core tablets and coating suspensions on the pharmaceutical characteristics such as drug release kinetics and membrane stability of the coated tablets was investigated in vitro. AAP was released from the coated tablets as a zero-order rate in a pH-independent manner. This independency of AAP release to pH change from 1.2 to 7.2 is favorable for the controlled oral drug delivery, since it will produce a constant drug release in the stomach and intestine regardless of the pH change in the GI tract. Drug release could be extended upto 10 h according to the coating condition. The release rate could be controlled by changing the formula compositions of the core tablets and coating suspensions, coat weight per each tablet, and especially PVC/sucrose ratio and particle size of the sucrose in the coating suspension. The coated tablets prepared in this study had a fairly good pharmaceutical characteristics in vitro, however, overall evaluation of the coated tablet should await in vivo absorption study in man.

• 폴리머
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2006

약물전달 시스템 중의 하나인 삼투압정의 단점을 보완하기 위해 많은 장점을 가지는 유동층 코팅 기술을 이용하여 내부의 삼투염의 양과 반투막 내의 결합제의 종류가 다른 삼투압을 이용하는 과립을 제조하였다. 얻어진 과립은 코팅 단계에 따라 과립의 형태가 상이하였으며, 약물층에 포함된 삼투염의 양이 많을수록 많은 양의 약물을 방출하였다. 이는 과립의 내부와 외부의 삼투압 차이가 커져서 약물을 방출시키는 추진력이 증가하였기 때문으로 사료된다. 또한 반투막의 결합제 종류에 따른 약물의 방출은 결합제의 물에 대한 용해도에 따라 달라짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 반투막 내의 다공의 형성은 SEM과 DSC를 이용하여 확인하였으며, 물에 대한 용해도가 큰 결합제를 사용한 반투막이 더 많은 양의 약물을 방출함을 확인하였다. 이 실험을 통해 삼투압을 이용한 과립의 약물방출은 과립 내부와 외부의 삼투압 차이와 반투막의 다공도에 의해 영향을 받는다는 것을 확인하였다.