Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate on the Properties of Metronidazole Floating Matrix Tablets
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
- Vol. 34 (2), 171-180
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03639040701506478
Abstract
The effect of sodium bicarbonate (SB) on the swelling behavior and the sustained release of floating systems was studied with varied proportions of this excipient and metronidazole. Two polymers with different hydration characteristics, Methocel K4M and Carbopol 971P NF, were used to formulate the matrices. Under in vitro dissolution conditions, the addition of SB to metronidazole sustained-release tablets modifies the matrix hydration volume, increasing at the beginning, reaching a maximum, and then declining. Pure Carbopol matrices show a rapid hydration with a limited further effect of the SB and metronidazole loads. Methocel show a significant increase of the apparent hydration volume due to SB addition with no further notable change due to metronidazole load. Increasing the metronidazole load reduces the floating time of Carbopol matrices while no effect on Methocel matrices could be observed within 8 hours dissolution. Matrices show increasing release constant values (k) as the metronidazole load increases. Methocel matrices release the drug 10% to 15% faster than Carbopol matrices. SB increases the cumulative amount of drug released from Methocel but not that releasing from Carbopol. These results are attributed to the intrinsic polymer properties, the barrier effect of CO2 bubbles, and the matrix volume expansion produced after addition of SB.Keywords
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