Formulation, Development and Evaluation of Fast Dissolving Tablet of Meclofenamate Sodium by Using Natural Superdisintegrant (Banana Powder)

Abstract

The demands for fast dissolving tablets have received ever increasing day by day during the last decade. In the present projected study, the effect of natural Super disintegrants was compared with synthetic Super disintegrants and conventional Super disintegrants in the of fast dissolving tablet formulation of Meclofenamate Sodium. Meclofenamate sodium NSAID is used for the treatment of mild to moderate pain in various conditions like (e.g., dental pain, osteoarthritis) and to decrease pain and blood loss during menstrual periods. It is also used for other treatments like reducing pain, swelling, and joint stiffness caused with rheumatoid arthritis. In the present work 9 formulations of FDT (Fast dissolving tablet) of Meclofenamate Sodium were prepared by using Super disintegrants was evaluated and compiles with the official parameters and specifications. Various formulations were prepared using four different super disintegrants namely natural super disintegrant Banana Powder, sodium starch glycolate, crosscarmelose sodium with three concentrations (2%, 4%, 6%) by direct compression method. The blend was evaluated for pre-compression parameters like Angle of repose, bulk density, tapped density, and then tablet evaluated with various post-compression parameters like thickness, drug content, hardness, weight variation, wetting time, friability, disintegration time, dissolution time, drug release study. Formulation F2 showed the lowest disintegration time and in-vitro dissolution studies recorded that formulation F2 showed 98.55% drug release at the end of 3 minutes. The best formulations among these were also found to be stable and optimized formulations were subjected to the stability studies as per ICH guideline.