ABSTRACT FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ORAL DISINTEGRATING TABLETS AND ORAL DISINTEGRATING FILMS OF LISINOPRIL

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1 International Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 02, Page ISSN: FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ORAL DISINTEGRATING TABLETS AND ORAL DISINTEGRATING FILMS OF LISINOPRIL Dr.S.Chandra *, Rohan J Mathew, Saranya P, Sharon Joy, Tamilselvan A Depatment of Pharmaceutics, JKKMMRF s College of pharmacy, Vattamalai, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. India. ABSTRACT An open access Supporting Information: journal Received: 07 January 2018 Accepted: 09 January 2018 Published: 16 January 2018 Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Corresponding author address Dr. S. Chandra Department of Pharmaceutics, JKKMMRF Co s, Vattamalai, District-Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: Published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 The aim of this study is to formulate Oral Disintegrating Tablets (ODT) and Oral Disintegrating Films (ODF) of Lisinopril to achieve rapid dissolution, absorption and further improving the bioavailability of the drug. The formulations were developed with an objective to use by the pediatric and geriatric patients. Lisinopril Oral Disintegrating Tablets were prepared by direct compression method using crosspovidone, croscarmellose sodium, sodium starch glycolate and combinations of CP+CCS, and CP + SSG as super disintegrants exhibited good preformulation and tabletting properties. Of three super disintegrants, the formulation contained combination of CP + CCS showed better performance in terms of disintegration time when compared to other formulations. Order of the super disintegrant activity is (CP + CCS) > (CP + SSG) > CP > CCS > SSG. The formulation F15 was found to be the best among the all twenty Lisinopril ODT formulations because it has exhibited faster disintegration time (17.66 sec) when compared to the other formulations and it showed 99.87±0.18% drug release at the end of 25 min. Lisinopril Oral Disintegrating Films were prepared by solvent casting method using different grades of Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose like HPMC E15, HPMC 5cps, HPMC 50cps. Of the three ODF formulations, formulation A3 exhibited faster disintegration time (22.39 sec) than formulations B1 and C1. Moreover formulation A3 showed 99.59±0.32% drug release at the end of 15 min. So ODF formulated with HPMC E15 (A3) is best formulation. The drug release was found to be fast in ODFs than ODTs. Results showed all batches of ODF formulations release more than 90% of drug within 8 min. Based on disintegration and dissolution results it was concluded that the formulation F15 contained CP 5% + CCS 5% was the best formulation among the all other ODT and ODF formulations. Keywords: Lisinopril, Oral Disintegrating Tablets, Oral Disintegrating Films, FTIR

2 Introduction ORAL DISINTEGRATING TABLETS (ODT) Oral fast dissolving drug delivery system is one such novel approach to increase consumer acceptance by virtue of rapid disintegration, self-administration without water or chewing [3]. Orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) are solid unit dosage forms like conventional tablets, but are composed of superdisintegrants, which help them to disintegrate the tablet rapidly in saliva without the need to take it water. After disintegrating in the mouth, enhanced the clinical effect of drug through pre-gastric absorption from mouth pharynx and esophagus as the saliva passes down into the stomach. In such cases, bioavailability of drug is significantly greater than those observed from conventional tablet dosage form. [9] Orally disintegrating tablets are not only indicated for people who have swallowing difficulties, but also are ideal for active people. It rapidly dissolves or disintegrates to release the medicine for mucosal absorption or with modification, allows for oral GIT absorption with quick dissolving properties [9] ORAL DISINTEGRATING FILMS (ODF) Research and development in the oral drug delivery segment has led to transition of dosage forms from simple conventional tablets/capsules to modified release tablets/capsules to oral disintegrating tablet (ODT) to wafer to the recent development of oral films (ODF). Because of the disadvantage of most ODT is that they are fragile and brittle, which warrants special package for protection during storage and transportation. Since the films are flexible they are not as fragile as most of the ODTs. Hence, there is ease of transportation and during consumer handling and storage. Rapid disintegrating film or strip can be defined as a dosage form that employs a water dissolving polymer which allows the dosage form to quickly hydrate by saliva, adhere to mucosa, and disintegrate within a few seconds, dissolve and releases medication for oromucosal absorption when placed on the tongue or oral cavity. The sublingual mucosa is relatively permeable due to thin membrane and large veins [5]. It gives rapid absorption and instant bioavailability of drugs due to high blood flow. 87

3 A film or strip comprises of water soluble and /or water swellable film forming polymer embedded with soluble, insoluble or taste-masked drug substances that melts and dissolves instantaneously when placed on the tongue, releasing of the drug for absorption through the oral mucosa. A fraction of the drug will be swallowed with saliva and absorbed along the length of the GI tract. This film can reportedly incorporate soluble, insoluble or taste-masked drug substances. The film is manufactured as a large sheet and then cut into individual dosage units for packaging in a range of pharmaceutically acceptable formats [10]. The objectives of this study to prepare ODT & ODF of Lisinopril by direct compression technique and oral disintegration films by solvent casting method in order to achieve rapid disintegration time. To evaluate these Lisinopril formulations by in vitro methods and to select the best formulation among them. MATERIALS CHEMICALS USED - Lisinopril, Crosspovidone, Croscarmellose sodium, Sodium starch glycolate, Avicel PH 102, Sodium stearyl fumerate, Pearlitol SD 200, Sodium saccharin, Orange flavor, Methanol, Potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate purified, Sodium hydroxide, Eosin (dye). INSTRUMENTS USED - Electronic weighing balance, Bulk density apparatus, Rotary tablet machine, Monsanto hardness tester, Roche friabilator, Screw guage, ph meter, Disintegration apparatus. METHODS Procedure for preparation of standard graph of Lisinopril Accurately weighed amount of 100mg of Lisinopril is taken in a 100ml volumetric flask. The volume was made up to 100ml with distilled water, which constitutes the stock solution of 1mg/ml. by further diluting the stock solution suitably with distilled water solutions of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30µg/ml concentrations were prepared. These solutions were checked for their absorbance using UV Visible spectrophotometer at λmax 209 nm against distilled water as blank 88

4 Absorbance and a standard graph was potted. of Lisinopril Table No. 1: Calibration curve for the estimation S.NO. Concentration(µg/ml) UV Absorbance (n=5) Figure No. 1: Calibration curve for the estimation of Lisinopril y = 0.026x R² = Concentration(µg/ml) RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The present analytical method obeyed Beer s law in the concentration range of 5 30 µg/ml and is suitable for the estimation of lisinopril form different solutions. The correlation coefficient (r) value for the linear regression equation was found to be 0.998, indicating a positive correlation between the concentration of lisinopril and its corresponding absorbance values. 89

5 Table No. 2: Formulation codes of ODT Disintegrant used Concentration (%) Formulation code Crosspovidone F1 F2 F3 F4 Croscarmellose sodium F5 F6 F7 F8 Sodium starch glycolate F9 F10 F11 F12 Crosspovidone + crosscarmellose sodium 6 (3:3) 8 (4:4) 10 (5:5) 12 (6:6) F13 F14 F15 F16 Crosspovidone + sodium starch glycolate 6 (3:3) 8 (4:4) 10 (5:5) F17 F18 F19 90

6 12 (6:6) F20 Procedure All the required ingredients were passed through 40 mesh to get uniform size particles and weighed accurately. Whole amount of drug, pearlitol SD 200, Avicel ph 102, sodium saccharine and flavour except lubricant were mixed in the increasing order of their weights in a mortar. To this mixture talc and sodium stearyl fumarate were added. The final mixture was shaken manually for 5-10 minutes in a plastic bag. This powder was passed through the hopper of 16 station rotary tableting machine and punched into tablets using 5 mm s/c. The process is similar for all the formulations, which are prepared by direct compression technique. Table No.3 : Formulae of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by direct compression method with various super disintegrants Ingredients F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Lisinopril Crosspovidone Croscarmellose Sodium Sodium Starch Glycolate

7 Avicel PH Pearlitol SD Sodium saccharin Orange flavor Sodium stearyl fumerate Talc Table No. 4: Preformulation characteristics of Lisinopril ODTs Formulation Bulk density (g/cc) Tapped density (g/cc) Hausner ratio Compressibilt y index (%) Angle of repose (ө) F F F F

8 F F F F F F F F Table No. 5: Tableting characteristics of Lisinopril ODTs Formulation Weight (mg) Drug content (%) Hardness (kg/cm 2 ) Friability (%) Thickness (mm) F1 79.9± ± ± ±0.032 F ± ± ± ±

9 F3 78.9± ± ± ±0.024 F4 80.2± ± ± ±0.051 F5 79.0± ± ± ±0.048 F6 78.8± ± ± ±0.052 F7 79.3± ± ± ±0.038 F8 80.4± ± ± ±0.042 F9 79.6± ± ± ±0.040 F ± ± ± ±0.042 F ± ± ± ±0.034 F ± ± ± ±0.031 Table No. 6: Tableting characteristics of Lisinopril ODTs Formulation Wetting time In-vitro dispersion Disintegration Water 94

10 (sec) time (sec) time (sec) absorption ratio (%) F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F7 28± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ±

11 Wetting time(sec) % Friability Figure No. 2: Graphical representation of friability of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of superdisintegrants Friability chart F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Formulation code Figure No. 3: Graphical representation of wetting time of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of superdisintegrants Wetting time chart F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Formulation code Figure No. 4: Graphical representation of disintegration times of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of superdisintegrants 96

12 Time (sec) Disintegration time (sec) 200 Disintegration time chart F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Formulation code Figure No. 5: Graphical representation in-vitro dispersion times of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of superdisintegrants In-vitro dispersion chart F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Formulation code Table No. 7: Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs containing varying concentrations of different superdisintegrants Cumulative percent (±S.D.) drug released Time (min) F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 97

13 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±0.25 Table No. 8: Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs containing varying concentrations of different superdisintegrants Cumulative percent (±S.D.) drug released Time (min) F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F ± ± ± ± ± ±

14 Cumulative % drug released ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±0.19 Figure No. 6: Graphical representation of Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs containing varying concentrations of crosspovidone Time in minutes F1 F2 F3 F4 99

15 Cumulative % drug released Cumulative % drug released Figure No. 7: Graphical representation of Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs containing varying concentrations of croscarmellose sodium Time in minutes F5 F6 F7 F8 Figure No. 8: Graphical representation of Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs containing varying concentrations of sodium starch glycolate Time in minutes F9 F10 F11 F12 100

16 Table No. 9: Formulae of Lisinopril ODTs prepared with combination of superdisintegrants Ingredients F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 Lisinopril Crosspovidone (CP) + Croscarmellose Sodium (CCS) Crosspovidone (CP) + Sodium Starch Glycolate (SSG) Avicel PH Pearlitol SD Sodium saccharine Orange flavor Sodiumstearyl fumerate Talc Note: CP Crosspovidone, CCS Croscarmellose Sodium, SSG Sodium Starch Glycolate 101

17 Table No. 10: Preformulation characteristics of Lisinopril ODTs prepared with combination of superdisintegrants Formulation Bulk density (g/cc) Tapped density (g/cc) Hausner ratio Compressibilty index (%) Angle of repose (ө) F F F F F F

18 F F Table No. 11: Tableting characteristics of Lisinopril ODTs prepared with combination of superdisintegrants Formulation Weight (mg) Drug content (%) Hardness (kg/cm 2 ) Friability (%) Thickness (mm) F ± ± ± ±0.034 F ± ± ± ±0.023 F ± ± ± ±0.044 F ± ± ± ±

19 F ± ± ± ±0.029 F ± ± ± ±0.046 F ± ± ± ±0.025 F ± ± ± ±0.034 Table No. 12: Tableting characteristics of Lisinopril ODTs prepared with combination of superdisintegrants Wetting In-vitro Disintegratio Water Formulation time Dispersion n time absorption (sec) time (sec) (sec) ratio (%) F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ±

20 F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F ± ± ± F20 13± ± ± Figure No. 9: Graphical representation of friability of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of combination of superdisintegrants 105

21 Wetting time(sec) %Friability Friability chart F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 Formulation code Figure No. 10: Graphical representation of wetting time of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of combination of superdisintegrants 25 Wetting time chart F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 Formulation code Figure No. 11: Graphical representation of disintegration times of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of combination of superdisintegrants 106

22 Time (sec) Disintegration time (sec) 100 Disintegration time chart F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 Formulation code Figure No. 12: Graphical representation of In-vitro dispersion times of Lisinopril ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of combination of superdisintegrants In-vitro dispersion chart F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 Formulation code 107

23 Table No. 13: Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of combination of superdisintegrants Cumulative percent (±S.D.) drug released Time (min) F13 F14 F15 F ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

24 Table No. 14: Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs prepared by varying concentrations of combination of superdisintegrants Cumulative percent (±S.D.) drug released Time (min) F17 F18 F19 F ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

25 Cumulative % drug released Cumulative % drug released Figure No. 13: Graphical representation of Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs containing varying concentrations of CP + CCS F13 F14 F15 F Time in minutes Figure No. 14: Graphical representation of Cumulative percent Lisinopril released from ODTs containing varying concentrations of CP + SSG F17 F18 F19 F Time in minutes 110

26 FTIR studies: FTIR spectra of IR spectrum of pure lisinopril, croscarmellose sodium, crosspovidone, sodium starch glycolate and combination thereof were recorded on Perkin Elmer spectrophotometer. The scans were evaluated for presence of principal peaks of drug, shifting and masking of drug peaks due to presence of polymer. The FT IR spectra of pure lisinopril, croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate and combination thereof are shown in following figures. Figure No. 15: FTIR spectra of Lisinopril Figure No. 16: FTIR spectra of croscarmellose sodium Figure No. 17: FTIR spectra of crospovidone 111

27 Figure No. 18: FTIR spectra of sodium starch glycolate Figure No. 19: FTIR spectra of physical mixture of Lisinopril and crospovidone 112

28 Figure No. 20: FTIR spectra of physical mixture of Lisinopril and sodium starch glycolate Figure No. 21: FTIR spectra of physical mixture of Lisinopril and croscarmellose sodium Figure No. 22: FTIR spectra of HPMC 5CPs Figure No. 23: FTIR spectra of HPMC 50CPs 113

29 Figure No. 24: FTIR spectra of HPMC E- 15 Figure No. 25: FTIR spectra of HPMC 5CPs and Lisinopril 114

30 Figure No. 26: FTIR spectra of HPMC 50CPs and Lisinopril Figure No. 27: FTIR spectra of HPMC E 15 and Lisinopril Table No. 15: The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies were carried out for pure drug along with excipients. Peak of Functional gruoups [Wave length (cm-1)] IR Spectra C-H Stretching (alkane) C-H Bending (aromatic) C=O Stretching (Phenols) C=O Stretching (Amide) C=C Stretching (Aromatic) 115

31 Lisinopril Lisinopril +CCS Lisinopril + CP Lisinopril + SSG Lisinopril + HPMC E-15 Lisinopril + HPMC 5 Cps Lisinopril + HPMC 50 Cps The above peaks are considered as characteristic peaks of Lisinopril. These peaks were not affected and prominently observed in IR spectra of drug and excipients. This indicates there is no interaction between drug and excipients. Table No. 16: Formulation codes of ODF Formulation code Polymer used Drug polymer ratio A1 HPMC E15 1:1.5 A2 HPMC E15 1:1.75 A3 HPMC E15 1:2 116

32 B1 HPMC 5cps 1:2 C1 HPMC 50cps 1:2 Table No. 17: Formulae of Lisinopril ODF prepared by Solvent Casting Method with various polymers in different ratios Ingredients A1 A2 A3 B1 C1 Lisinopril (mg) Polymer (mg) Poly Ethylene Glycol 400 (ml) Orange flavor (mg) Sodium saccharin (mg) Water (ml) Batches A1, A2, A3, B1, and C1 were casted on Petri plate to provide 8 strips with dimension 2 2 cm 2 after drying. Table No. 18: Mean weight, Mean thickness, Disintegration time and Assay of Lisinopril ODF formulations Formulation Code Mean weight Mean thickness Disintegration time Assay 117

33 A3 16± ± ± ±0.81 B1 15± ± ± ±0.577 C1 15.5± ± ± ±0.95 Table No. 19: Cumulative percent release of Lisinopril ODF formulations Cumulative % release of Lisinopril ODF formulations Time A3 B1 C ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± Figure No. 28: Graphical representation of Cumulative Percent Release of Lisinopril - ODF formulations 118

34 Cumulative % drug released A3 B1 C Time in minutes Table No. 20: Comparison of disintegration times of different formulations of ODTs and different formulations of ODFs ODT ODF Formulation Disintegratio Formulation Disintegratio Formulation Disintegratio Code n Time (sec) Code n Time (sec) Code n Time (sec) F F A F F14 46 B F F C F F F F

35 Disintegration time (sec) F6 98 F F F F F F F F F Figure No. 29 : Graphical representation of comparison of disintegration times different formulations of ODTs and different formulations of ODFs Comparison of disintegration times of different formulations of ODTs and different formulations of ODFs 0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 A3 B1 C1 Formulation code DISCUSSION 120

36 Oral Disintegrating Tablets In all formulations, tablet weight and thickness were within mean ±7.5% and mean ±5% respectively. The weight variation in all the twenty formulations was found to be 78.5 mg to 80.4 mg, which was in pharmacopoeial limits. The thickness varies between 3.84 to 3.92 mm. Friability values were less than 1% in all cases. Hardness of all the tablets was maintained at 2.9 to 3.19 kg for all the formulations as mentioned before. Assay was performed and percent drug content of all the tablets were found to be between 97.75% and 99.36% of lisinopril, which was within the acceptable limits. Wetting time was determined for all the formulations. The values lie between 11.16±0.75 to 57.33±0.81. The variability in wetting time for different formulations may be due to the changes in the compaction which cannot be controlled during tablet preparation and the type of the disintegrant affected the wetting of the tablets. On comparing the superdisintegrants the formulations containing crosspovidone + croscarmellose sodium and crosspovidone + sodium starch glycolate take less wetting time than the other formulatios containing single superdisintegrants. Water absorption ratio ranged from % %. Crosspovidone and croscarmellose sodium perform their disintegrating action by wicking through capillary action and fibrous structure, respectively with minimum gelling. The relative ability of the various disintegrants to wick water into the tablets was studied. After contact with water the tablets containing sodium starch glycolate swelled, the outer edge appeared gel like. Tablets containing crosspovidone quickly wicks water and were hydrated, but were soft as compared with tablets prepared with crosscarmellose sodium and sodium starch glycolate. The center of the tablets with sodium starch glycolate and croscarmellose sodium remained dry and hard. Disintegration time is considered to be important criteria in selecting the best ODT formulation. The in-vitro disintegration time for all the twenty formulations varied from 17.66±0.51 to ±1.16 seconds. The rapid disintegration was seen in the formulations containing crosspovidone and formulations containing combination of superdisintegrants (CP + CCS, CP + SSG). This is due to rapid uptake of the water from the medium, swelling and burst 121

37 effect. It is also noticed that as the disintegrant concentration was increased from 9 to 12% the time taken for disintegration was reduced. The disintegration time of formulation (F15) containing 5% CP + 5% CCS was found to be lower (17.66±0.51) and was selected as the best ODT formulation among all the 20 formulations. In-vitro dispersion is a special parameter in which the time taken by the tablet for complete dispersion is measured. The time for all the twenty formulations varied between 30.66±0.81 and ±1.47 sec. The development of dissolution method for ODTs is almost similar to the approach taken for conventional tablets until they utilize the taste masking. The taste masking aspect greatly influences dissolution method development, specifications, and testing. Several factors like varied thickness and ph dependent solubility of drug particle coating influence dissolution profiles of ODTs containing taste masked actives. Since lisinopril is not bitter in taste, the metallic taste of drug was masked by using sweeteners and flavors. It has been reported that USP type II apparatus with a paddle speed of 50 rpm is commonly used for ODT formulations. Slower paddle speeds are utilized to obtain good profiles as these formulations disintegrate rapidly. In-vitro dissolution studies of the prepared ODTs was performed in ph 6.8 phosphate buffer using USP dissolution apparatus type 2. The dissolution rate was found to increase linearly with increasing concentration of superdisintegrant. Formulations F1, F2, F3 and F4 which contained increasing concentrations of crosspovidone have recorded drug release 95.78%, 96.85%, and 98.99% respectively within 20 to 30 min. Formulations F5, F6, F7 and F8 which contained increasing concentrations of croscarmellose sodium have recorded drug release 89.53%, 92.36%, 94.46% and 95.43% respectively, at the end of 30 min. Formulations F9, F10, F11 and F12 which contained increasing concentrations of sodium starch glycolate have recorded drug release 85.4%, 88.45%, 90.4% and 92.38% respectively, at the end of 30 min. Formulations F13, F14, 15 and F16 which contained increasing concentrations of combination of CP + CCS have recorded drug release 94.5%, 96.52%, 99.87% and 96.38% respectively, at the end of 25 to 30 min. Formulations F17, F18, F19 and F20 which contained 122

38 increasing concentrations of combination of CP + SSG have recorded drug release 88.56%, 92.5%, 95.48% and 94.51respectivel, at the end of 30 min. Oral Disintegrating Films The Oral disintegrating films were prepared by solvent casting technique using HPMC E15, HPMC 5cps, HPMC 50cps. The strips were evaluated for drug content, film thickness, in-vitro disintegration time, in-vitro dissolution studies. Drug content Assay was performed and percent drug content of all the batches were found to be 98±0.81%, 97.5±0.5%, 98.25±0.95% of lisinopril, which was within the acceptable limits. Film thickness All the batches were evaluated for thickness using screw gauge. As all the formulations contain different amount of polymers, hence the thickness was gradually increases with the amount of polymers. All the batches were found to have thickness in range of 0.58 to 0.6 mm. In-vitro disintegration time Disintegration test was performed for all the batches and the disintegration time was recorded less than 26 sec for all batches. The disintegration time of formulation A3 containing HPMC E15 was found to be lower (22.39 sec) and was selected as the best ODF formulation among 3 formulations. In-vitro dissolution studies In-vitro dissolution studies of the prepared ODFs were performed in ph 6.8 phosphate buffer using USP dissolution apparatus type 2. Results showed all the batches release more than 90% of drug within 8 min. Formulations A3, B1, and C1 have shown drug release 99.59±0.32%, 97.65±0.30% and 98.77±0.265 respectively, at the end of 15 min. 123

39 Among 3 ODF formulations prepared by HPMC E15 (A3), HPMC 5cps (B1), HPMC 50cps (C1), formulation A3 was found to be best formulation because it disintegrates within sec and it showed 99.59±0.32% drug release within 15 min. CONCLUSION Of three superdisintegrants, the formulation contained combination of CP + CCS showed better performance in terms of disintegration time when compared to other formulations. Order of the superdisintegrant activity is as follows (CP + CCS) > (CP + SSG) > CP > CCS > SSG. The formulation F15 was found to be the best among the all twenty Lisinopril ODT formulations because it has exhibited faster disintegration time (17.66 sec) when compared to the other formulations and it showed 99.87±0.18% drug release at the end of 25 min. Of the three ODF formulations, formulation A3 exhibited faster disintegration time (22.39 sec) than formulations B1 and C1. Moreover formulation A3 showed 99.59±0.32% drug release at the end of 15 min. So ODF formulated with HPMC E15 (A3) is best formulation. The drug release was found to be fast in ODFs than ODTs. Results showed all batches of ODF formulations release more than 90% of drug within 8 min. Based on disintegration and dissolution results it was concluded that the formulation F15 contained CP 5% + CCS 5% was the best formulation among the all other ODT and ODF formulations. Reference 1. A Guptha, AK Mishra, V Guptha, P Bansal, R Singh, AK Singh. Recent Trends of Fast Dissolving Tablet An Overview of Formulation Technology. International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archieves: 1 (1), 1 10, Rakesh Pahwa, Mona Piplani, Prabodh C. Sharma, Dhirender Kaushik and Sanju Nanda. Orally Disintegrating Tablets Friendly to Pediatrics and Geriatrics. Archives of Applied Science Research: 2 (2), 35 48, Tejvir Kaur, Bhawandeep Gill, Sandeep Kumar, and G.D. Guptha. Mouth Dissolving Tablets: A Novel Approach to Drug Delivery, Vol 3, issue 1,

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