PREPARATION OF VILOXAZINE SUSTAINED RELEASE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM BY USING ETHYLCELLULOSE, CARBOPOL, SODIUM ALGINATE, HYDROXY PROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE & GUAR GUM
About Authors:
D. HariHaran*, M. Senthil kumar, M. Ashok Kumar, S. Dinesh & R.Jenish.
Annai Veilankanni’s College of Pharmacy,
81, V.G.P. Salai, Saidapet, Chennai-600015.
*haran_pharma@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The present study behind this work is to find to prepare sustained release tablets of Viloxazine by compression method. First of all to formulate Viloxazine sustained release tablets using the Ethylcellulose, Carbopol, Sodium Alginate, Hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose & Guar gum under ratio’s like 1:1, 1:1, 1:1,1:1,1:1 . Five batches were made in various polymers of ethylcellulose, carbopol, sodium alginate,hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose & guar gum is used by keeping the drug as constant. Then evaluation of Viloxazine sustained release tablets was carried out for characteristics like drug content in tablet, UV analysis. In vitro release starts from 1hr and up to 24hrs. It shows the percentage of gradual drug release as 17.80%, 27.65%, 35.12%, 45.16%, 51.20%, 57.42%, 61.30%, 66.32%, 72.08%, 77.15%, 81.32%, 84.48% & 98.20% against the label claim as 40mg.