Preparation of Amoxicillin Enteric-coated Tablets and Its in Vitro Release Characteristics / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To prepare amoxicillin enteric-coated tablets and study the in vitro release properties. METHODS: The drug-containing pellets were prepared by extrusion-spheronization process. Taking the cumulative release at 15 min as the response value, the optimization test was performed using the common rotation combination design and the optimal formulation was validated. The drug-containing pellets were coated with Eudragit L30D-55 to prepare enteric-coated pellets. The effects of different coating weight gains on the release characteristics of enteric-coated pellets, different amounts of plasticizer on the release characteristics of enteric-coated pellets and tablets, and different hardness of tablets on the release characteristics of enteric-coated tablets were investigated by single factor method. RESULTS: The optimal formulation of the drug-containing pellets determined by response surface analysis method included 5% of croscarmellose sodium, 1.2% of polyoxyethylene 35 castor oil and 1% hydroxypropyl cellulose. The predictive value of the cumulative release at 15 min was close to the measured value. The coating weight gain of Eudragit L30D-55 should be about 20%, the amount of plasticizer should be 30% of solid content of Eudragit L30D-55, and the hardness of tablets was (130 ± 20) N. CONCLUSION: It is reasonable and reliable to optimize the formulation of drug-containing pellets by response surface analysis method. The enteric-coated tablets have good delayed release effect, and this product has the feasibility of industrial production.