FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MICROENCAPSULATED GLIMEPIRIDE PRODUCED BY THE EMULSION - SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHOD
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ABOUT AUTHORS
P. S. Bhandare 1, V.G Gharge 2.
1*Department of Pharmacology,
GIPER, Satara, Maharashtra, India.
2 Department of Pharmaceutics,
GIPER, Satara, Maharashtra, India.
ABSTRACT
"The objective of the present investigation was to formulate and evaluate microencapsulated Glimepiride produced by the emulsion - solvent evaporation method. Microparticles were prepared using Eudragit RLPO by emulsion solvent evaporation and characterized for their micromeritic properties, encapsulation efficiency, particle size, In vitro release studies were performed in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). The resulting microparticles obtained by solvent evaporation method were free flowinging nature. The mean particle size of microparticles ranges from 140.40 - 173.90 μm and encapsulation efficiency ranges from 90.46 – 93.09%. Eudragit RLPO microparticles containing Glimepiride could be prepared successfully by using an emulsion solvent evaporation technique, which will not only sustain the release of drug but also manage complicacy of the diabetes in a better manner.