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The effect of polymeric dispersion type on the release of diclofenac sodium from coated pellets


Authors: K. Krejčová 1;  M. Rabišková 1;  D. Vetchý 1;  V. Tomášek 2;  A. Prokopová 2
Authors‘ workplace: Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno, Farmaceutická fakulta, Ústav technologie léků 1;  Zentiva, a. s. Praha 2
Published in: Čes. slov. Farm., 2007; 56, 190-199
Category: Original Articles

Overview

Recently, coated pellets have gained attention of the pharmaceutical industry as they represent a relatively easy way leading to controlled drug release. Pellets of appropriate properties containing approx. 40 % of diclofenac sodium were prepared by roto-agglomeration. For the coating, two different aqueous dispersions (Surelease® and Eudragit®RS 30 D) were selected. Generally, the drug release rate slowed down as the coating load increased from 10 to 22 %. However, big differences between diclofenac sodium release from pellets coated with Surelease® and Eudragit®RS30D at equivalent coating loads were observed. Although Eudragit®RS 30 D provided membranes successfully controlling drug release over an extended period of 24 hours, the coating process with Surelease® led to a film of a very poor quality. Faster release from ethyl cellulose coated pellets could be explained in terms of a higher solubility of diclofenac sodium in alkaline aqueous dispersion of ethyl cellulose and its migration into the coat during the coating process and/or the unsatisfactory curing of the ethyl cellulose film. Therefore possible interactions between the coating and the drug should be always considered as suggested in this study.

Key words:
coated pellets – diclofenac sodium – Surelease® – Eudragit® RS 30 D


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