Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

Hamid Khan ¹, Mushir Ali ², Alka Ahuja ², Javed Ali ²

Affiliations
1 JK College of Pharmacy, Bilaspur, CG, 495001, IN
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, IN

Abstract

The aim of the presented work was formulation and in-vitro evaluation of bilayer tablets containing telmisartan as sustained release (SR) and hydrochlorothiazide as immediate release (IR) using HPMC. Tablets were evaluated via various quality control tests and in-vitro drug release studies. Drug release study was carried out hydrochloric acid buffer of pH 1.2 (0.1N) using USP paddle apparatus. The validated HPLC-UV method was applied to determine the amount of drugs released at different time intervals. Prepared tablets showed extended sustain release of telmisartan over a period of 20 h and hydrochlorothiazide as immediate release within 30 min.

Keywords

Bilayer Tablet, Telmisartan, Hydrochlorothiazide, Sustained Release, Immediate Release.

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Hamid Khan ¹, Mushir Ali ², Alka Ahuja ², Javed Ali ², Sayeed Ahmad ³

Affiliations
1 JK College of Pharmacy, Bilaspur, CG, 495001, IN
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Hamdard University, New Delhi, 110062, IN
3 Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Hamdard University, New Delhi-110062, IN

Abstract

A simple, selective, precise and HPTLC method for simultaneous determination of telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide in the bulk drugs and in their fixed dose combination tablets (FDC) was developed and validated. The method was further applied in the dissolution study of formulated and marketed tablets containing these two drugs. The method employed HPTLC aluminium plates precoated with silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ as the stationary phase. The solvent system consisted of toluene-ethyl acetate-methanol-glacial acetic acid, 6: 3: 1: 0.5 (v/v). The detection was performed at 272 nm. The R_F values were 0.70 ± 2 for telmisartan and 0.44 ± 2 for hydrochlorothiazide. The linear relationships were obtained between peak area and amount of drugs in the range of 1-1000 ng spot^-1 with correlation coefficient of 0.9992 for telmisartan and 0.9994 for hydrochlorothiazide. The method was validated for precision, robustness and recovery. The limits of detection and quantification were 15.54 and 48.44 ng spot^-1 for telmisartan and 10.22 and 35.68 ng spot^-1 for hydrochlorothiazide, respectively. Invitro drug release from prepared tablets showed better drug release when compared with marketed tablets.

Keywords

Telmisartan, Hydrochlorothiazide, HPTLC, Dissolution Study.

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