QUALITY BY DESIGN APPROACH FOR DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF CHITOSAN-BASED FLOATING MICROSPHERES FOR TOPOTECAN HCl

Authors

  • PRAHLAD PRAGALLAPATI University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5450-0164
  • REVATHI NAGA LAKSHMI PONNURI University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Krishna University, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3280-3295
  • VENKATA RAMANA MURTHY KOLLAPALLI A. U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3078-776X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijap.2023v15i6.48850

Keywords:

Bio-availability, Topotecan hydrochloride, Chitosan, Floating microspheres, Quality by design

Abstract

Objective: To develop floating microspheres for the topotecan in order to prevent its onversion into inactive carboxylate form in intestinal pH conditions so as to improve its bioavailability.

Methods: Chitosan-based porous floating microspheres containing sodium bicarbonate by coacervation technique were developed. Quality by design approach using Box-Behnken Design was adopted to assess the influences of selected formulation variables and their importance on the quality of the finished product.

Results: The selected model was analyzed and optimized. The microspheres floated immediately without any lag time upon addition into water and remained floatable for more than 24 h-1. The optimized formulation was found to have the particle size of 379.2 µm, entrapment efficiency of 76.3% and the drug release rate constant of 0.29 h i.e., the release was extended up to 16 h-1.

Conclusion: The results affirmed that controlled-release porous microspheres of Topotecan with inherent floating without lag were successfully developed.

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Published

07-11-2023

How to Cite

PRAGALLAPATI, P., LAKSHMI PONNURI, R. N., & MURTHY KOLLAPALLI, V. R. (2023). QUALITY BY DESIGN APPROACH FOR DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF CHITOSAN-BASED FLOATING MICROSPHERES FOR TOPOTECAN HCl. International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics, 15(6), 153–162. https://doi.org/10.22159/ijap.2023v15i6.48850

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