Formulation and optimization of mucoadhesive bilayer buccal tablets of atenolol using simplex design method
SB Shirsand1★, Sarasija Suresh1, GG Keshavshetti2, PV Swamy1, P Vijay Prakash Reddy1★ Corresponding author
- 1Departments of Pharmaceutical Technology, H.K.E. Society’s College of Pharmacy, Gulbarga, INDIA.
- 2Department of Pharmaceutics, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, INDIA.
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SB Shirsand
Departments of Pharmaceutical Technology, H.K.E. Society’s College of Pharmacy, Gulbarga, INDIA.
Volume 2, Issue 1 · pp. 34–41 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.4103/2230-973X.96924
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Introduction: In the present study, mucoadhesive buccal bilayer tablets of atenolol were fabricated with the objective of avoiding first pass metabolism and to improve its bioavailability with reduction in dosing frequency. Hence, the aim of this work was to design oral controlled release mucoadhesive tablets of atenolol and to optimize the drug release profile and bioadhesion. Materials and Methods:Bilayer buccal tablets of atenolol were prepared by direct compression method using simplex method of optimization to investigate the combined effect of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 15 cps (X1), Carbopol (X2) and mannitol (X3); thein vitro drug release (Y1) and mucoadhesive strength (Y2) were taken as responses. The designed tablets were evaluated for various physical and biological parameters like drug content uniformity, in vitrodrug release, short-term stability, and drug- excipient interactions (FTIR). Results: The formulation C containing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 15 cps (10% w/w of matrix layer), Carbopol 934p (10% w/w of matrix layer) and mannitol (channeling agent, 40% w/w of matrix layer) was found to be promising. This formulation exhibited anin vitro drug release of 89.43% in 9 h along with satisfactory bioadhesion strength (7.20 g). Short-term stability studies on the promising formulation indicated that there are no significant changes in drug content and in vitrodissolution characteristics (P<0.05). IR spectroscopic studies indicated that there are no drug-excipient interactions.
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Shirsand, S., Suresh, S., Keshavshetti, G., Swamy, P., & Reddy, P. V. P. (). Formulation and optimization of mucoadhesive bilayer buccal tablets of atenolol using simplex design method. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 2(1), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-973X.96924