FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF BUCCAL PATCHES FOR DELIVERY OF DICLOFENAC DIETHYLAMINE AS A MODEL DRUG
Debjani Das, Niladri Ghosal and Sudipta Das*
ABSTRACT
Diclofenac diethylamine is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Here diclofenac diethylamine used as a model drug. This drug is given here as a buccal patch dosage form. In which the main aim is to increase the bioavailability and better absorption, without any first pass metabolism. This dosage form is very much reliable for those patients, who is unconscious, require fast action, and cannot swallow smoothly. This dosage form directly absorbs through the buccal mucosa and avoid enzyme metabolism also. The patches were evaluated by weight uniformity, moisture gain, moisture loss, physical appearance, thickness uniformity, drug content uniformity and in vitro release study.
Keywords: Diclofenac Diethylamine, Model Drug, Buccal Patch, Gelatin, PEG 400, HPMC, Glutaraldehyde.
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