title: Development of novel fast-disintegrating tablets by direct compression using sucrose stearic acid ester as a disintegration-accelerating agent.
abstract: It was attempted to produce novel furosemide (FS) fast-disintegrating tablets by direct compression. The combination of FS, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium and xylitol was used as the basic formulation, and sucrose stearic acid ester (SSE) was chosen as an additional additive. The tablets with SSE were prepared by the simple addition of SSE, using a lyophilized mixture of FS and SSE or using a FS/SSE mixture obtained by evaporation of their ethanol solution. Only the tablets, produced using the FS/SSE mixture obtained by organic solvent (ethanol) evaporation, showed hardness of more than 30 N and a disintegration time of less than 20 s, which were the properties suitable for fast-disintegrating tablets. These properties were considered to result from well-mixed and fine-powdered SSE and FS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Drug Delivery Research, Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koseki
authors.forename: Hiraku
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Machida
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium; D002482:Cellulose; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D004232:Diuretics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry; D004339:Drug Compounding; D004952:Esters / Q000737:chemistry; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D005079:Excipients; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D005665:Furosemide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012995:Solubility; D012997:Solvents; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D013395:Sucrose / Q000737:chemistry*; D013607:Tablets; D014993:Xylitol / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D004952:Esters; D005079:Excipients; D005421:Flavoring Agents; D012997:Solvents; D013229:Stearic Acids; D013607:Tablets; D000431:Ethanol; C031183:stearic acid; D013395:Sucrose; D005665:Furosemide; D002482:Cellulose; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium; C109691:microcrystalline cellulose; D014993:Xylitol