Effect of Mannitol on Physical Characters of Lyophilized Fast-Disintegrating Tablets | ||
| Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Research | ||
| Article 7, Volume 1, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 228-233 PDF (508.73 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aprh.2017.4044 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samia Omar* 1; Fathy AbdAlla2, 3; Noha Abdelgawad1 | ||
| 1Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 3Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Egyptian Russian University (ERU), Bader City, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives:Fast-disintegrating tablets (FDTs) also known as orally-disintegrating tablets, orodispersible tablets, fast-melting tablets, rapid-melt tablets are a relatively new dosage form. They are tablets that when placed in the mouth, disintegrate upon coming in contact with the saliva without further need for water or chewing to be swallowed. In order to achieve fast disintegration, tablets are formulated to be highly porous, which unfortunately greatly reduces the mechanical strength of the tablets. The main challenge in formulating FDTs is achieving a balance between fast disintegration and good mechanical strength. Methods: The formulation of, lyophilized fast-disintegrating tablets (LFDTs) is comprised of mainly a binder e.g. gelatin, a lyoprotectant as glycine, as well as mannitol a bulking agent and disintegration enhancer for the manufacture of LFDTs. The effect of mannitol concentration on physical characters of LFDTs, namely, friability, hardness and in-vitro disintegration time was investigated over the range of 10% to 70% w/v. Design-Expert® software v.7 (Stat-Ease Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) was used to analyze the obtained results. Results: It was observed that increasing mannitol concentration enhanced the mechanical properties of the LFDTs. Where, it decreased friability and increased hardness. The relationship between mannitol concentration and the in-vitro disintegration time was found to be parabolic. Conclusion: The study encouraged 40% w/v as an optimum concentration of mannitol for ultimate LFDTs formulation. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fast-disintegrating tablet; Lyophilized tablet; Mannitol; Optimization of LFDTs; Physical characters of LFDTs | ||
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