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Chitosan is a cationic natural polysaccharide which is derived from the chitin of crustaceans, with crabs and shrimp-shell wastes as its principal source. Its properties includes extent of deacetylation and the average molecular weight of polymer as well as low toxicity and good bioavailability make it a novel excipient in pharmaceutical formulation as a relatively new development. Together with chitin, chitosan is well thought-out the second most abundant polysaccharide subsequent to cellulose. But in contrast to cellulose, the application of Chitosan in pharmaceutical field is a pretty new development. Recently there are so many formulation were prepared and evaluated within different dosage forms such as ophthalmic, nasal sublingual, buccal, periodontal, gastrointestinal, colon specific, vaginal, transdermal as well as gene carrier which is based on the application of chitosan and its derivatives. Chitosan is biocompatible and show the activities such as antimicrobial and antifungal activities, which makes it a favourable option for biomedical applications. It has been proven to be useful in tissue growth, in tissue repair and accelerating wound-healing...
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Analytical methods employed for the determination of drugs and metabolites in biological matrices such as urine, plasma and serum are essential throughout drug discovery and development. It is well-known that, analytical techniques are constantly undergoing change and improvements and each analytical method has its own characteristics which may vary from analyte to analyte at different conditions. As the drug continues through development, the decisions become more critical; therefore, the bio-analytical methods that produce the data should be accurate. In the present study, we have developed a simple, precise and reproducible liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method and validated according to FDA-GLP guidelines for quantification of Omeprazole in human plasma using Lansoprazole as internal standard utilizing LC-MS/MS incorporated with quadrapole mass spectrometer utilizing electrospray ionization technique. Samples were analyzed for Accuracy, Precision, Sensitivity, Selectivity, Recovery, stability and accuracy of method by injecting spiked matrix (human plasma) in to LC-MS/MS. The method specificity was determined by analyzing six different batches of human plasma to check the chromatographic conditions from endogenous plasma...
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Ethosomal systems are now a days attracting attention of many researchers. This study is designed to observe the effect of penetration enhancers in ethosomal formulations. Ascorbic acid is taken as a model drug; phosphatidylcholine and ethanol are taken for ethosome preparation. Propylene glycol is taken as a penetration enhancer. Ethosomes are prepared by solvent dispersion method with and without penetration enhancer. The drug release profile is compared. Dialysis membrane and human cadaver skin are taken for penetration study. In this study the ethosomes which were prepared by adding penetration enhancers showed better penetration...
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A simple, reproducible and efficient spectroscopic method developed and validated for determination of Orlistat in bulk and capsule dosage form. The drug was determined spectrophotometrically at 203 nm using methanol as a solvent. The percentage recovery study of the drug for the proposed method ranges from 100.17-99.53%w/w indicating no interferences of the capsule excipients. Linearity was obtained in the concentration range 10-100μg/ml with correlation coefficient of 0.9982. The result analysis was validated statistically and recovery studies confirmed the accuracy and precision of the proposed...
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Mucoadhesive microcapsules of sodium valproate, an anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy and in migraine, have been prepared from sodium alginate, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose-K4M, carbopol 934P & sodium CMC using 10% w/v calcium chloride solution by ionic gelation method. Drug: polymer ratios were 1:1 in all the formulations and polymer mixtures employed were 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1 of sodium alginate: polymer (hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose-K4M, carbopol 934P & sodium CMC). Calcium chloride was used for ionic gelatin and cross linking of sodium alginate molecules. Microcapsules were spherical in shape and of sizes between 798 microns to 952 microns. Carbopol 934P was found most effective in controlling drug release from microcapsules followed by sodium CMC. Drug release found to be best from the formulation developed with carbopol 934P and followed Super case II...
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