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Research Article

Preparation and characterization of sustained-release microspheres of chlorpromazine

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Pages 75-83 | Received 30 Jul 1996, Accepted 28 Mar 1997, Published online: 27 Sep 2008
 

Abstract

Sustained release microspheres of chlorpromazine were prepared from Eudragit® RS 100 by an emulsion-solvent evaporation method using a six-baffled vessel. The morphology of microspheres was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In the presence of aluminium tristearate (5%), microspheres were spherical in shape and uniform. The release of chlorpromazine from microspheres was pH-independent. With increasing amount of aluminium tristearate and increasing ratio of Eudragit® RS 100/drug from 1:1 to 9:1, the particle size of chlorpromazine microspheres was reduced and the release rate decreased. The microspheres prepared with the polymer/drug ratio of 9:l produced a 12–h sustained release pattern.

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