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Formulation and Optimization of Orodispersible Tablets of Diazepam

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Diazepam is one of the most prescribed benzodiazepines. The purpose of the present research was to optimize the formulation of orodispersible tablets of diazepam. Orodispersible tablets of diazepam were prepared using different types of superdisintegrants (Ac-Di-Sol, sodium starch glycolate, and crospovidone (CP)) and different types of subliming agents (camphor and ammonium bicarbonate (AB)) at different concentrations and two methods of tablets preparations (wet granulation and direct compression methods). The formulations were evaluated for flow properties, wetting time, hardness, friability, content uniformity, in vivo disintegration time (DT), release profiles, and buccal absorption tests. All formulations showed satisfactory mechanical strength except formula F5 which contains camphor and formula F9 which is prepared by direct compression method. The results revealed that the tablets containing CP as a superdisintegrant have good dissolution profile with shortest DT. The optimized formula F7 is prepared using 10% CP as a superdisintegrant and 20% AB as a subliming agent by wet granulation method which shows the shortest DT and good dissolution profile with acceptable stability. This study helps in revealing the effect of formulation processing variables on tablet properties. It can be concluded that the orodispersible tablets of diazepam with better biopharmaceutical properties than conventional tablets could be obtained using formula F7.

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The authors are thankful to the pharmacists Haider J. Al-Karagully and Hussam H. Tizkam for assistance in HPLC analysis.

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    Khalid K. Abed, Ahmed A. Hussein, Mowafaq M. Ghareeb & Alaa A. Abdulrasool

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Abed, K.K., Hussein, A.A., Ghareeb, M.M. et al. Formulation and Optimization of Orodispersible Tablets of Diazepam. AAPS PharmSciTech 11, 356–361 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-010-9387-y

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