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According to classical texts Paederia foetida is used as the genuine source plant of the drug Prasarini, it posses properties like astringent, aphrodisiac, laxative, bitter etc. In Ayurvedic practitioners Merremia tridentata ssp. tridentata and Merremia tridentata ssp. hastata are used as the source plant of this drug. However no conclusive pharmacognostic study of these plants has been performed yet. The present investigation deals with the comparative study of morphological, anatomical, histochemical and phytochemical characters of these three plants. Three plants show similarities and differences between them at morphological, anatomical, histochemical and phytochemical levels. Anatomically these three plants show differences in many characters. But phytochemical studies revealed that these plants show much similarity.b– sitosterol was present in all the three plants but their concentrations shows differences. The parameters used in this study will help to identify the genuine and substitute source plants of the drug prasarini for the preparation of ayurvedic medicines and to ensure the quality of...
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The objective of the present study to develop controlled release tablets of Metoprolol succinate using Natural polymer, guar gum and synthetic polymer, carbopol as a rate controlling polymers.. It was also desired to study the effect of polymer concentration. Metoprolol succinate, β1- selective adrenergic receptor- blocking agent used in the management of hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac arrthymias, myocardial infarction, heart failure, hyperthyroidism and in the prophylactic treatment of migraine. The half-life of drug is relatively short approximately 4-6 hrs and in normal course of therapy drug administration is required every 4-6 hrs, thus warrants the use of controlled release formulation for prolong action and to improve patient compliance. In the present investigation Natural polymer, guar gum and synthetic polymer, carbopol have been selected as matrix forming materials for the drug. The formulations are made by employing the conventional wet granulation method, to achieve prolonged release of...
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The objective of the present study was to prepare and evaluate gastroretentive floating drug delivery system containing famotidine as a model drug. Famotidine tablets were prepared by wet granulation method using two different grades of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose- HPMC K4M and HPMC K100M by effervescent technique. Sodium bicarbonate (SB) and citric acid (CA) were incorporated as gas-generating agents. Floating tablets were evaluated for uniformity of weight, thickness, hardness, friability, drug content, in vitro buoyancy and dissolution studies. The effect of effervescent agent on drug release profile and floating properties was also investigated. Prepared tablets exhibited controlled and prolonged drug release profiles while floating over the dissolution medium. Non–Fickian diffusion was confirmed as the drug release mechanism from these tablets, indicating that water diffusion and polymer rearrangement played an essential role in drug release. All the prepared tablets showed good in vitro...
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A simple, specific, accurate and precise reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic method was developed and validated for the estimation of Itraconazole in capsule dosage form. An inertsil C-18, 5μm column having 250 x 4.6mm internal diameter in isocratic mode with mobile phase containing Tetrabutyl ammonium hydrogen sulphate buffer solution and Acetonitrile in the ratio of 40:60v/v was used. The flow rate was 1.5ml/min and effluents were monitored at 225nm. The retention time for Itraconazole was 5.617min. The method was validated for linearity, accuracy, precision, specificity, limit of detection, limit of quantification and robustness. Limit of detection and limit of quantification were found to be 0.85μg/ml and 2.60μg/ml respectively and recovery of Itraconazole from capsule formulation was found to be 98.3 to 100.3%.The system suitability parameters such as theoretical plates and tailing factor were found to be 2927.43 and 1.08 The proposed method was successfully applied for the quantitative determination of Itraconazole in capsule...
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The objective of the current investigation is to reduce dosing frequency and improve patient compliance by designing and systematically evaluating sustained release microspheres of verapamil. Frequent administration and variable low bioavailability (40-60%) after oral administration are problems of conventional dosage forms of verapamil can be attenuated by designing it in the form of mucoadhesive microspheres which would prolong the residence time at the absorption site to facilitate intimate contact with the absorption surface and thereby improve and enhance the bioavailability. Verapamil-loaded mucoadhesive microspheres were successfully prepared by emulsification-internal gelation technique with a maximum incorporation efficiency of 93.29±0.26%. The scanning electron microscopic study indicated that the microspheres were spherical in shape and the drug remained dispersed in the polymer matrix at amorphous state, which was further confirmed by x-ray diffraction analysis. The in vitro wash-off test indicated that the microspheres had good mucoadhesive properties. The wash-off was faster at simulated intestinal fluid (phosphate buffer, pH 7.4) than that at simulated gastric fluid (0.1 M HCl, pH 1.2). The in vitro...
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