Fabrication of novel gastro-retentive Floating microcapsules by utilizing a combination of HPMC and EC and their physicochemical assessment

1010 ISSN 0326-2383

KEY WORDS: Floating microcapsules, Non-solvent addition, Polymers combination, Tramadol.

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Latin American Journal of Pharmacy

(formerly

Acta Farmacéutica Bonaerense)

Lat. Am. J. Pharm.

30

(5): 1010-5 (2011)

Short Communication Received: March 3, 2010 Revised version: November 9, 2010 Accepted: November 20, 2010

Fabrication of Novel Gastro-Retentive Floating Microcapsules

by Utilizing a Combination of HPMC and EC

and their Physicochemical Assessment

Muhammad N. AAMIR*, Mahmood AHMAD, Shujaat A. KHAN, Naveed AKHTAR,

Ghulam MURTAZA, Muhammad AKHTAR & Fatima RASOOL

Faculty of Pharmacy & Alternative Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab-Pakistan.