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Research Article

Release kinetics of salbutamol sulphate from wax coated microcapsules and tableted microcapsules

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Pages 449-455 | Received 13 Aug 1991, Accepted 21 Oct 1991, Published online: 27 Sep 2008
 

Abstract

Microcapsules of salbutamol sulphate were prepared using beeswax and car-nauba wax as coating materials. In vitro release kinetics were studied following the zero order, first order and Higuchi equations. Beeswax alone was not effective but beeswax and carnauba wax combinations were suitable in controlling the in vitro release of the drug. Microcapsules were compressed into tablets to get a controlled release oral dosage form. Release from tableted microcapsules was significantly more prolonged than the respective batches of the microcapsules. Best data fit with the highest correlation coefficient for the tableted microcapsules was obtained for first order.

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