FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF OPICAPONE ORAL FAST DISINTEGRATING TABLETS Authors: Srinivas M , KALYANI Y, SUPRIYA D, CH.VASANTHA AND SANTOSH J
ABSTRACT
Aim: The goal of this research is to develop Opicapone oral disintegrating tablets. This is an
oral COMT inhibitor for the treatment of pakinson's disease symptoms that are 'wearing off.'
Purpose: A fast-dissolving Opicapone pill dissolves quickly in saliva, and the medicine is
also available in solution or suspension form for instant absorption and activity. Materials
and methods: Opicapone is the subject of the current study. Orally disintegrating tablets
were made utilising a direct compression process with different superdisintegrant
concentrations of Lycoat, Crosspovidone, and SSG (sodium starch glycolate).. Results and
Discussion: The precompression and postcompression parameters of the formulations were
assessed. We found no interactions between the pure drug (Opicapone) and the optimised
formulation (Opicapone + excipients) in the drug excipient compatibility studies, indicating
that there are no physical changes. The IP restrictions for post compression and post
compression Parameters were verified to be met. Conclusion: The tablet with the highest
concentration of Crosspovidone releases 98.13 percent of the medication within 20 minutes
and follows first order kinetics. Overall, the results showed that the formulation F8
containing Crosspovidone was superior and more capable of meeting the needs of the orally
disintegrating tablet.
Keywords: Orally disintegrating tablet, Opicapone, Crosspovidone, Lycoat, Sodium
starch glycolate, superdisintegrant Publication date: 01/11/2022 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2022/November/MS_IJBPAS_2022_6382.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.11.6382