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  • Title: Effects of drug solubility, drug loading, and polymer molecular weight on drug release from Polyox tablets.
    Author: Kim CJ.
    Journal: Drug Dev Ind Pharm; 1998 Jul; 24(7):645-51. PubMed ID: 9876509.
    Abstract:
    This study investigated the effects of polymer molecular weight, drug solubility, addition of a water-soluble excipient, and drug loading on zero-order release kinetics and elucidated the release mechanism of a drug from directly compressed tablets. Directly compressed tablets consisting of polyethylene oxides (PEO) (MW = 0.9, 2.0 and 4.0 x 10(6)) and drugs (solubility ranging from 290 to 25,000 mg/l) were formulated with or without a water-soluble excipient (lactose). For PEO tablets (MW = 0.9 x 10(6)), drug release is primarily swelling/erosion controlled for drugs for which solubility is below 1%, resulting in zero-order release kinetics. For PEO tablets (MW = 4.0 x 10(6)), drug release is controlled at a zero-order rate by the dissolution rate of the drug at high loading (39%). At low loading (20%), drug diffusion through the swollen gel layer becomes the governing release mechanism. For a highly water-soluble drug (e.g., diclofenac Na), drug diffusion is the controlling mechanism regardless of the molecular weight of the PEOs. Zero-order release kinetics can be achieved with PEO tablets (MW = 0.9 x 10(6)) for drugs for which solubility is below 1%. PEO tablets (MW = 2.0 x 10(6)) provided zero-order release for poorly water-soluble drugs (below 0.2%) at 39% drug loading. It is possible to attain zero-order release kinetics with PEO tablets (MW = 4.0 x 10(6)) using a drug which has a solubility of less than 0.1%.
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