• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.122-130
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• 1984

The dissolution profiles of the seven branded prednisolone tablets were determined by means of available compendium. Those tablets were stored at $40^{\circ}C,\;50^{\circ}C\;and\;60^{\circ}C$ for 15, 30 and 60 days respectively. Under the stress conditions, the dissolution efficiency showed significant changes. It is considered that the determination of shelf life of drug from these aging effects is possible because the dissolution data followed a logarithmic distribution. There were no substantial differences of dissolution between two prednisolone formulations with different particle size not larger than $100\;{\mu}m$. The effect of two starches (corn and potato) on the rate of dissolution of prednisolone from dosage form was also investigated. All marketed tablets met the requirement of the established compendium.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 1990

In case of the slowly disintegrating tablets such as enzyme preparations, disintegration time (DT) may be the important factor in formulating those preparations. The effects of tablet hardness, lubricants and disintegrants on DT were investigated in this approach. Disintegration time was significantly affected by disintegrants, moderately by lubricants, but not by tablet hardness. The effect was in the order of magnesium stearate >talc, PEG, sodium benzoate in case of lubricants, and of Ac-Di-Sol>LHPC>Primogel >Kollidon in case of disintegrants. Because lubricants and disintegrants influenced the tablet hardness and DT profile showed complicated pattern, it should be remembered that all factors mentioned above should be simultaneously considered in the formulation of enzyme tablets.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.58-68
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• 1976

120 tablets of 25mg phenformin hydrochloride tablet and 4mg chlorpheniramine maleate tablet, respectively, were assayed and analyzed to obtain basic data on the content uniformity of domestic pharmaceuticals. All of the tablets of phenformin hydrochloride and that of chlorpheniramine maleate were met the requirements of the test for weight variation and content but no regularity was found in the content unformity specifications. In case of chlorpheniramine maleate tablets, standard deviation of active ingredient content of B maker was 4.1% and that of C maker 7.1%.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.127-133
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• 1987

Dissolution characteristics and urinary excreted amount of commercially available three brands of sulfisoxazole tablets were investigated in order to elucidate the in vitro-in vivo correlations and relative bioavailability in humans. All the tablets tested met the K.P. IV and the USP XXI specifications for tablet weight variation, content uniformity, disintegration and dissolution. The disintegration and dissolution rate constants of sulfisoxazole tablets in pH 2.0 HCl-KCl buffer were reduced more significantly (p<0.05) than those in diluted HCl $(1{\rightarrow}12.5)$ and pH 6.5 phosphate buffer. It seemed to be attributed to the pH dependent solubility of sulfisoxazole. We could see that the relative bioavailability of brand B to sulfisoxazole powder was about 90% and that its value was higher than those of other two brands from the urinary excretion data obtained from eight healthy male volunteers by means of Latin square cross over design. No useful correlation was observed between the in vitro and in vivo studies in this experiment.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2008

To develop a novel metformin HCl-loaded GR type tablet, various tablets were compressed with poly acrylic acid (PAA) and hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC) using a wet granulation, and their physical properties such as swelling rate, hardness and dissolution were then investigated. Among the formulae tested in this study, the tablet prepared with PAA 971 and 974 as disintegrants showed fastest dissolution rate and swelling rate. Furthermore, the tablets prepared with PAA and HPMC improved the swelling rate, hardness and dissolution compared to those prepared with only HPMC. Our results suggested that the tablets prepared with PAA 971, 974 and HPMC might be a potential candidate for gastric retention type tablets.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.26-37
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• 1974

Having measured physical canstant and dissolution rate of prednisolone powder, and tablets, also particle size, particle number of powder disintegration, hardness, friability of prednisolone tablets and having also compared it's interrelationship. We obtained the results as following. 1) Dissolution rate of prednisolone powder was determinded cube root rule and: the slope $({\alpha})$ was $3.1915{\times}10^{-2}$. 2) The tablet used in this study was fourteen kind of prednisolone tablets, two kinds of which were not conformity with prednisolone dissolution rate test of U.S.P. XVIII, but the rest of them were conformity with the same test (t60% was 4.3minute in average) 3) There was no significant interrelationship between disintegration, hardness, friability and dissolution rate of prednisolone tablet used in this study but we recognized the disintegration time was greatly influenced by the dissolution rate.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2009

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of two alprazolam tablets, Xanax 0.25 mg (Pharmacia Korea Pharm. Co., Ltd.) and Zyren 0.25 mg (Kwang Dong Pharm. Co., Ltd.), according to the guidelines of Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). The alprazolam release from two alprazolam tablets in vitro was tested using KP VIII Apparatus II method with various dissolution media (pH 1.2, 4.0, 6.8 buffer solutions and water). The dissolution profiles of two alprazolam tablets were very similar at all dissolution media. Twenty four healthy male volunteers were divided into two groups with a randomized 2${\times}$2 cross-over study. After four tablets (1 mg alprazolam) were orally administrated, blood was taken and the concentrations of alprazolam in serum were determined using LC/MS/MS. The pharmacokinetic parameters such as $AUC_t$, $C_max$ and $T_max$were determined. Our results showed that the differences in $AUC_t$, $C_max$ and $T_max$ between two alprazolam tablets based on the Xanax were -11.65%, -4.44% and -39.31%, respectively. There were no sequence effects between two tablets in these parameter. The 90% confidence intervals using logarithmically transformed data were within the acceptance range of log(0.8) to log(1.25)(e.g., log(0.8386)${\sim}$log(0.9453) and log(0.8596)${\sim}$log(1.1040) for $AUC_t$, $C_max$, respectively). Thus, Zyren 0.25 mg tablet was bioequivalent to Xanax 0.25 mg tablet.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.200-208
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• 2019

Probiotics show low cell viability after oral administration because they have difficulty surviving in the stomach due to low pH and enzymes. For the oral delivery of probiotics, developing a formula that protects the probiotic bacteria from gastric acidity while providing living cells is mandatory. In this study, we developed tablets using a new pH-sensitive phthalyl inulin (PI) to protect probiotics from gastric conditions and investigated the effects of different compression forces on cell survival. We made three different tablets under different compression forces and measured survivability, disintegration time, and kinetics in simulated gastric-intestinal fluid. During tableting, there were no significant differences in probiotic viability among the different compression forces although disintegration time was affected by the compression force. A higher compression force resulted in higher viability in simulated gastric fluid. The swelling degree of the PI tablets in simulated intestinal fluid was higher than that of the tablets in simulated gastric fluid due to the pH sensitivity of the PI. The probiotic viability formulated in the tablets was also higher in acidic gastric conditions than that for probiotics in solution. Rapid release of the probiotics from the tablet occurred in the simulated intestinal fluid due to the pH sensitivity. After 6 months of refrigeration, the viability of the PI probiotics was kept. Overall, this is the first study to show the pH-sensitive properties of PI and one that may be useful for oral delivery of the probiotics.

• 한국전통조경학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.78-88
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• 2016

16세기 한국의 담양원림과 중국 소주원림의 편액에 함의된 경관 및 상징요소의 출현특성을 비교분석한 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 편액에 함의된 경관요소 중, 식물요소의 출현율이 양국 원림에서 높게 나타났다. 담양원림의 경우 원림 주변에 조성된 죽림과 자연림이, 소주 원림의 경우 인공적으로 조성한 가산(假山)과 수변 주변의 연, 대나무, 소나무를 포함한 다양한 식물이 편액의 의미에 반영 된 것이 특징이다. 반면, 풍경의 정취를 고조시키는 비, 바람, 달 등을 포함한 기후 및 천체요소는 담양원림의 편액과, 건물과 다리, 책 등을 포함한 인공요소는 소주원림의 편액과 관련되는 것이 특징이다. 이는 산수가 수려한 곳에 찾아 들어가 인공을 최소화하고 자연과의 합일을 미적 이상으로 삼는 한국원림의 특징과, 평탄한 곳에 원림의 경계와 경물을 인공적으로 조성하고 자연과의 동화를 미적 이상으로 삼는 중국원림의 특징을 명확히 하는 근거로 수렴될 수 있겠다. 둘째, 편액에 함의된 상징요소 중, 성인(聖人)의 기본덕목인 도덕적 인품이 두 지방 원림의 사유세계에 있어 보편적 특징으로 나타난다. 반면, 정치안정에 대한 의지는 담양원림의 편액과, 선조를 회고하고 기리는 마음은 소주원림의 편액과 관련되는 것이 특징이다. 이는 사회 정치적 양상과 연관된 것으로, 당시 호남세력들의 정치적 이상이, 강남 봉건세력들의 유교적 이념이 원림 향유 속에 드러난 것으로 이해된다. 셋째, 담양원림의 편액에 함의된 상징요소 "도덕"과 "정치안정"은 기후와 천체요소가 만들어내는 정경(情景)적 분위기와, 소주원림의 편액에 함의된 상징요소 "도덕"은 식물이 갖는 상징적인 의미와 깊게 관련되어 있고, 이는 한중 원림의 영역을 눈에 보이지 않는 비가시(非可視)영역으로 확장하는 특징과 연결된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권19호
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• pp.8495-8497
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• 2014

Purpose: To investigate whether it is safe to use leucogen tablets 60 mg three times per day (180 mg for a day) and whether this regimen could reduce the incidence of febrile neutropenia caused by chemotherapy. Methods: This prospectively designed study focused on the safety and effectiveness of leucogen tablets 60mg three times per day for a group of cancer patients during chemotherapy for mainly lung or gastric cancers. The tablets were administered from 5 days before until the termination of chemotherapy. Neutropenia and other healthcare encounters were defined as events and occurrence was estimated for comparison. Results: We identified 39 patients receiving leucogen tablets 60mg three times per day, including 11 with gastric, 12 with lung and 16 with other sites of cancer. The mean age was 65 (29-75) years and there were 27 male and 12 female patients. The mean duration of leucogen tablets intake was 59 days. Eighteen patients were treated with taxane-based, 4 with irinotecan-based and 17 with other chemotherapy. The incidence of febrile neutropenia was 0%. Twelve patients were found severe neutropenia (grade III/IV), and the duration of severe neutropenia (grade III/IV) was 5 days. Treatment-emergent adverse events were attributable to complications of myelosuppressive chemotherapy or the primary disease (i.e., alopecia, nausea, asthenia, neutropenia, and severe hepatic renal dysfunction). No chemotherapy was delayed and no treatment related death was observed. Conclusions: This study suggested that leucogen tablets 60mg three times per day (180mg for a day) are safe and could be effective for preventing febrile neutropenia in patients with chemotherapy.