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Cogrinding as a tool to produce sustained release behavior for theophylline particles containing magnesium stearate

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posted on 2023-06-08, 19:22 authored by Ali Nokhodchi, Ononuju N Okwudarue, Hadi Valizadeh, Mohammad N Momin
The aim of the present study was to explore the cogrinding technique as a tool to slow down the drug release from capsule formulations. To this end, the physical mixtures of theophylline-magnesium stearate were prepared and subjected to different milling times (1, 15, 30, 120 min). In order to investigate the effect of magnesium stearate concentration on drug release, various concentrations of magnesium stearate (1%, 3%, 5%, and 10%, w/w) were used. The dissolution rate of the drug from coground samples and physical mixtures were determined at pH 6.5 according to USP. The results showed that all coground formulations showed slower release rates than their physical mixture counterparts. The effect of cogrinding time on the drug release was complex. Cogrinding time had no significant effect on drug release when the amount of magnesium stearate was 1% (w/w). When the amount of magnesium stearate was increased from 1% to 3% and cogrinding time increased from 1 to 5 min, there was a significant reduction in drug release. Beyond 5-min cogrinding, the drug release increased again. For coground samples containing 5% or 10% (w/w) magnesium stearate, generally, the highest drug release was obtained at higher cogrinding time. This was due to a significant increase in surface area of particles available for dissolution as proven by scanning electron microscopy results. Fourier transform infrared and differential scanning calorimetry results ruled out any significant interaction between theophylline and magnesium stearate in solid state. © 2009 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

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  • Published

Journal

AAPS PharmSciTech

ISSN

1530-9932

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Issue

4

Volume

10

Page range

1243-1251

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  • Chemistry Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2014-12-21

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