Current Drug Delivery - Volume 12, Issue 5, 2015

Inclusion complexes of albendazole (ABZ) with the polysaccharide arabinogalactan from larch wood Larix sibirica and Larix gmelinii were synthesized using a solid-state mechanochemical technology. We investigated physicochemical properties of the synthesized complexes in the solid state and in aqueous solutions as well as their anthelmintic activity against Trichinella spiralis, Hymenolepis nаna, Fasciola hepatica, Opis Read More

The objective of the present study was to optimize the preparation of chitosan submicroparticles and to assess whether they enhanced ocular permeation of pilocarpine. Submicroparticles were produced by spray drying and characterized to determine process yield, encapsulation efficiency, morphology, size distribution, drug-polymeric matrix interaction, porcine sclera permeation as well as ocular irritancy and dru Read More

The rationale behind present work was to formulate a novel cream containing microsponges of miconazole nitrate to provide prolonged release. By means of quasi-emulsion solvent diffusion method using Eudragit RS-100 with different drug-polymer ratios microsponges were prepared. In the direction of optimizing microsponge formulation, diverse factors that affect microparticles physical properties were also investigated. Mi Read More

Mortality rate due to heart diseases increases dramatically with age. Captopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) used effectively for the management of hypertension. Due to short elimination half-life of captopril the oral dose is very high. Captopril is prone to oxidation and it has been reported that the oxidation rate of captopril in skin tissues is considerably low when compared to intestinal tissues. All these fa Read More

Over the last decade, it has become evident that in mammals, including humans, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), apart from its intracellular localization, is found in extracellular space, where it may execute various protective functions. Furthermore, the upregulation of HSP70 family members can be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of various human neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Here, we demon Read More

The aim of the present research work is to develop carbo-protein polymeric complex based sustain release microspheres of losartan potassium and investigate the ability of this dosage form to improve the flowability, compressibility and tableting properties of losartan potassium. The influence of silk sericin, alginate and its blend on various physicochemical parameters and in vitro drug release pattern were studied to Read More

The objectives of the present studies were to develop the systematically optimized selfnanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDS) of valsartan employing the holistic QbD approach. The quality profile target product (QTPP) was defined and critical quality attributes (CQAs) earmarked. Preformulation studies including the equilibrium solubility and pseudoternary phase titration studies facilitated the selection Read More

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of gums involving degeneration of periodontal ligaments, creation of periodontal pocket and resorption of alveolar bone, thus disrupting the support structure of teeth causing their loosening and finally removal. Since this disease is mainly confined to the periodontal pocket, so site specific drug delivery of an antibiotic is the best suitable option. This also eradicates the demerits of oral dosi Read More

Ranitidine HCl is an H2-antagonist that suffers from low oral bioavailability of 50%. The site-specific absorption from the upper part of the small intestine and the colonic metabolism of the drug could partially contribute to its reduced bioavailability. To surmount these drawbacks, this work aimed at the formulation of Ranitidine HCl gastroretentive floating-biaodhesive tablets. A 32 factorial design was applied to assess the ef Read More

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of drug type on the release of drug from PEO matrix tablets accompanied with the impact of vitamin E succinate as antioxidant. The result showed that the presence of vitamin E promoted a stable release rate of soluble drug propranolol HCl from aged PEO matrix tablets, which was similar to fresh sample, regardless of molecular weight (MW) of PEO. However Read More

Current HIV-therapy recommends combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine. Stavudine and lamivudine are administered as fixed combination while nevirapine as separate dosage form which often results in poor compliance and adherence to therapy by patients and therefore, there is a need to develop dosage forms that can overcome the problems of currently available dosage forms for treatment of HIV infec Read More

Hydrophobic alginate derivative was prepared by the modification of alginate with methyl oleate. The synthesized oleate alginate ester (OAE) conjugate was characterized by FTIR and 1HNMR analysis. Results of critical aggregation concentration (CAC) revealed that OAE conjugate had low CAC and was prone to form self-assembled nanoparticles in aqueous medium. Curcumin loaded OAE nanoparticles (Cur-OAE Nps) were Read More

Proteins can be encapsulated in niosomes as they are known to protect proteins against the surrounding env ironment. Niosomes of Span™ 65/cholesterol/pluronic® F -127 were prepared by thin film hydration method. Insulin and lysozyme were chosen as model proteins. Niosomes were chara c-terised for morphology by Transmission Electron M icroscopy (TEM) and vesicles size using Dynamic Light Scattering. The entrap Read More