The objective of the study was to develop film coated tablets of aceclofenac using wet granulation technique. Possible drug-excipient interaction was evaluated by HPLC （high performance liquid chromatography） and FT...The objective of the study was to develop film coated tablets of aceclofenac using wet granulation technique. Possible drug-excipient interaction was evaluated by HPLC （high performance liquid chromatography） and FTIR （fourier infrared spectroscopy）. The tablets prepared were assessed for their physicochemical, in vitro dissolution at pH 1.2, 4.5, 6.8 and 7.5 and stability characteristics. Comparison with a commercial aceclofenac product was made in vitro and in vitro studies. There was no interaction between aceclofenac and used excipients. Furthermore, the physicochemical properties of the tablets were satisfactory. The dissolution profile of one of the formulated aceclofenac tablets （D07） was statistically similar （p 〈 0.05） to that of the commercial aceclofenac brand in all the dissolution media. The formulated products ware stable and showed no changes in physical appearance, drug content, or dissolution pattern after storage at 40 ℃/75% RH for 6 months. The results indicate that it is feasible to achieve a stable aceclofenac tablet formulation by using wet granulation technique.展开更多
文摘The objective of the study was to develop film coated tablets of aceclofenac using wet granulation technique. Possible drug-excipient interaction was evaluated by HPLC （high performance liquid chromatography） and FTIR （fourier infrared spectroscopy）. The tablets prepared were assessed for their physicochemical, in vitro dissolution at pH 1.2, 4.5, 6.8 and 7.5 and stability characteristics. Comparison with a commercial aceclofenac product was made in vitro and in vitro studies. There was no interaction between aceclofenac and used excipients. Furthermore, the physicochemical properties of the tablets were satisfactory. The dissolution profile of one of the formulated aceclofenac tablets （D07） was statistically similar （p 〈 0.05） to that of the commercial aceclofenac brand in all the dissolution media. The formulated products ware stable and showed no changes in physical appearance, drug content, or dissolution pattern after storage at 40 ℃/75% RH for 6 months. The results indicate that it is feasible to achieve a stable aceclofenac tablet formulation by using wet granulation technique.
