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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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Development and evaluation of novel-trans-buccoadhesive films of famotidine
M Alagusundaram1, C Madhusudhana Chetty1, D Dhachinamoorthi2
1 Department of Pharmaceutics, Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, Rajampet, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, QIS College of Pharmacy, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
M Alagusundaram
Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, New Boyanapalli, Rajampet - 516 126, Andhra Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2231-4040.79800
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The present investigation highlights the novel trans-buccoadhesive films of Famotidine, an H2 receptor antagonist used as an anti-ulcerative agent. The buccal films were fabricated by solvent casting technique with different polymer combinations of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, carbopol-934P and polyvinyl pyrrolidone. Drug-polymer interaction studies by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy show that there is no significant interaction between drug and polymers. The fabricated films were evaluated for their physicochemical characters like weight, thickness, surface pH, percentage moisture absorption, percentage moisture loss, swelling percentage, folding endurance, water vapor transmission and drug content. Stability study of buccal films was performed in natural human saliva. Ex vivo permeation studies were conducted using fresh sheep buccal mucosa and buccoadhesive strength was calculated by modified balance method and showed sufficient strength in all the formulations. Good correlation was observed between the in vitro drug release and in vivo drug release, with a correlation coefficient of 0.995. Drug diffusion from buccal films showed apparently zero order kinetics and release mechanism was diffusion controlled after considerable swelling.
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