Discriminative Disintegration Techniques For Various Brands of NimesulideTablets Available in the Market

Abstract

Background Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory selective inhibitor of the enzyme cyclooxygenase with analgesic and antipyretic properties. It is approved to treat acute pain symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis and primary dysmenorrhoea in adolescents and adults above 12 years age.Objective This article describes the recent research on the bioequivalence of six brands of Nimesulide tablets. Due to the large variety of Nimesulide tablet brands accessible in the Indian market medical practitioners face a tough challenge of selecting the best brand or using alternative treatments. The study presented assessed all six tablet brands in accordance with Indian Pharmacopoeia IP guidelines and the appropriate methods were provided for choosing the best options.Methodology All six tablet brands were evaluated utilizing in vitro tests using various evaluation techniques. Six different brands of tablets were used in the in vitro dissolving experiment and all of the tablets cleared the standards for general quality evaluation tests such as hardness friability disintegration time and dissolve time. All of the tested brands met the requirements for the disintegration time. With the exception of brand names Nimek and Bigesic every brand released more than 45 of the Nimesulide after 30 min. Auronim Novogesic Zega and Nise have a very sluggish rate of dissolution which indicates that their bioavailability is most likely to be low. The variations in the reported dissolving profiles could be due to differences between the manufacturers in terms of formulation ingredients the physical form of medicine used in the tablet and the manufacturing method.Results The result emphasizes the importance of continuous monitoring of new Nimesulide brands introduced to the drug market to ensure bioequivalence and compliance with pharmacopoeia standards.Conclusion The results conclude that with the exception of Nimek and Biogesic all of the Nimesulide tablet brands investigated appear to have a high dissolution rate with extremely good bioavailability releasing gt45 percent Nimesulide within 30 minutes and thus satisfied the Indian Pharmacopoeia criterion for uncoated tablet dissolution. Auronim Zega Nise and Novogesic are interchangeable and bioequivalent.