Abstract
A new erodible, anionic carrier for cationic drugs has been synthesized for oral drug delivery systems. The release properties of tablets prepared from this new material, poly(acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonate sodium -co- methyl methacrylate) (PAMPSNa/MMA), are discussed. Pseudo-linear release profiles were obtained and the hydrophobicities of both the polymeric carrier and the bound drugs were found to be an important controlling factor in determining the slopes of these release profiles. The effect of the tablet geometry on the shape of the release profiles was also investigated and tablet thickness was demonstrated to be another key parameter controlling both the linearity of the release profiles, as well as the duration of drug release. The release kinetics are strongly dependent on the drug solubility rather than on the type of amine in the drug (i.e. secondary and tertiary amines). The release of drugs from tablets of drug-PAMPSNa/MMA complexes were well described by the dissociation/erosion mechanism.
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