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Formulation and Evaluation of Hydrodynamically Balanced Tablets of Ranitidine Hydrochloride


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1 Department of Pharmaceutics, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, #12/1, Chikkabellandur, Carmelaram Post, Bangalore - 560035, India
 

Purpose: The formulation and evaluation of hydrodynamically balanced tablets of ranitidine hydrochloride for gastric drug delivery was the specific aim of this research. Method: The hydrodynamically balanced tablets were prepared by direct compression technique with different ratios of polymers like hydroxyproylmethyl cellulose (HPMC K 4M), Ethyl cellulose, Xanthan gum and Guar gum. The prepared tablets were evaluated for their weight variation, hardness, drug content, friability, floating lag time, floating duration, in vitro dissolution and accelerated stability studies at 40°C ± 2°C/75% RH ± 5% for eight weeks. Conclusion: The floating tablets of ranitidine hydrochloride (HCl) were evaluated for physicochemical characteristics like hardness, weight variation, friability, floating lag time and stability studies. The in vitro buoyancy studies, in vitro drug release studies and the results showed that the best formulation. F2 had sustained release up to 98% of ranitidine hydrochloride over a period of 24 h.

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Ranitidine Hydrochloride, Gastric Drug Delivery, Polymer, Hydrodynamically Balanced.
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Authors

Mahammed Raja
Department of Pharmaceutics, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, #12/1, Chikkabellandur, Carmelaram Post, Bangalore - 560035, India
Arshad Bashir Khan
Department of Pharmaceutics, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, #12/1, Chikkabellandur, Carmelaram Post, Bangalore - 560035, India

Abstract


Purpose: The formulation and evaluation of hydrodynamically balanced tablets of ranitidine hydrochloride for gastric drug delivery was the specific aim of this research. Method: The hydrodynamically balanced tablets were prepared by direct compression technique with different ratios of polymers like hydroxyproylmethyl cellulose (HPMC K 4M), Ethyl cellulose, Xanthan gum and Guar gum. The prepared tablets were evaluated for their weight variation, hardness, drug content, friability, floating lag time, floating duration, in vitro dissolution and accelerated stability studies at 40°C ± 2°C/75% RH ± 5% for eight weeks. Conclusion: The floating tablets of ranitidine hydrochloride (HCl) were evaluated for physicochemical characteristics like hardness, weight variation, friability, floating lag time and stability studies. The in vitro buoyancy studies, in vitro drug release studies and the results showed that the best formulation. F2 had sustained release up to 98% of ranitidine hydrochloride over a period of 24 h.

Keywords


Ranitidine Hydrochloride, Gastric Drug Delivery, Polymer, Hydrodynamically Balanced.

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