Hygeia journal for Drugs and Medicines

Abstract

Optimized tri-layered pulsatile tablet of salbutamol for chronodelivery in asthma.


Hygeia.J.D.Med. 2017; 9 (1):9-21
DOI:10.15254/H.J.D.Med.9.2017.161


A J. Chacko* and  Jyoti Harindran
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RIMSR, MG University, Rubber Board PO. Kottayam. 686009

Google Scholar

ABSTRACT


Plan: The study was aimed to develop a tri-layered pulsatile tablet of salbutamol sulphate for Chronotherapeutic delivery in bronchial asthma. The incidence of asthma is greatest in the early morning hours referred as “morning dip”.
Preface: A formulation which could deliver the drug in the right concentration just prior to the attack could effectively control the condition and staining drug release thereafter will further enable the dosage as once a day unit.
MethodologyThis formulation consists of three layers with the first layer for sustain release and the second for the burst release after a predetermined lag time and the third layer determines the lag time. A novel two-stage coating was employed to achieve the burst followed by sustained release.The bottom and the sides of the tablets were coated with an insoluble polymer, ethyl cellulose which acted as a cage for the dosage form all sides except the top. The caged unit was finally dip coated with pH sensitive polymer eudragitL.
Outcome: The formulation was optimised by Box-Behnken design and the composition suggested by the design expert successfully achieved the lag time of 5 hrs and cumulative drug release of 32% and 95% respectively at 6th and 24thhours

Keywords:
Chronotherapeutics, pulsatile, salbutamol sulphate, Trilayered tablet, Box-Behnken design, optimisation.

 

Correspondence

A. J. Chacko M.Pharm.

Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RIMSR, MG University, Rubber Board PO. Kottayam. 686009
email: ajchacko01 yahoo .co.in
    Mob: 0091 9447473432


Article History: Received: 11 January 2017,   Revised: 26 February 2017 Accepted: 11 March 2017, Available online: 5 July 2017


Article citation

A. J. Chacko*, Jyoti Harindran. Optimised tri-layered pulsatile tablet of salbutamol for Chrono delivery in asthma. Hygeia.J.D.Med2017; 9(1):9-21. Available from http://www.hygeiajournal.com , DOI:10.15254/H.J.D.Med.9.2017.161







Contour plot for the effect of guar gum concentration and HPMC concentration on cumulative percentage release at the 24th hour.






Videos

  • watch Video
    Collagen Mimetic Peptides
  • watch Video
    Immunotherapy to fight cancer
  • watch Video
    Food Safety Emergency Prevention
  • watch Video
    Tiny worm-like robot could deliver medicine inside body
  • watch Video
    This smart pill could crawl through your body to deliver its medicine
  • watch Video
    Introduction To Nanorobotics: A conversation
  • watch Video
    How AI is accelerating drug discovery - Nature's Building Blocks | BBC Story Works
  • watch Video
    How are Pharmaceutical Companies Using Artificial Intelligence?