The development of an in-situ biopolymer-based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochloride

Diabetes remains a global public health threat because of its increasing prevalence and mortality, especially in people under the age of 25. Metformin hydrochloride (HCl), as recommended by American Diabetes Association in 2022, is the first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes in adults. Metformin has...

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Main Authors: Ruedeekorn Wiwattanapatapee, Kalayamas Klabklay, Nontawat Raksajit, Worrawee Siripruekpong, Nattawut Leelakanok, Arpa Petchsomrit
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author Ruedeekorn Wiwattanapatapee
Kalayamas Klabklay
Nontawat Raksajit
Worrawee Siripruekpong
Nattawut Leelakanok
Arpa Petchsomrit
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Kalayamas Klabklay
Nontawat Raksajit
Worrawee Siripruekpong
Nattawut Leelakanok
Arpa Petchsomrit
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description Diabetes remains a global public health threat because of its increasing prevalence and mortality, especially in people under the age of 25. Metformin hydrochloride (HCl), as recommended by American Diabetes Association in 2022, is the first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes in adults. Metformin has low oral bioavailability due to poor permeability. Therefore, by developing metformin HCl oral in situ gel, sustained delivery of metformin can be achieved, thus enhancing the absorption of the drug. Sodium alginate and pectin were used for formulating the system. Different adjuvant polymers, including HPMC K4M, HPMC K100 LV, PEG 4000, and SCMC were used as released-pattern-modifying agents. All formulations could afloat in 0.1 N HCl at the pH of 1.2 within a minute and stay afloat for over 8 h. The optimized formulation could be made from either sodium alginate (2%) and HPMC K4M (0.5%) or pectin (2%) and HPMC K4M (2%). The optimized formulations gradually released metformin HCl with a cumulative release of 80% within 8 h. We successfully developed floating in situ gels that can release metformin HCl sustainedly.
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spelling doaj.art-5a4e7ded1c58466c8ad1e884ac4762682023-04-29T14:51:04ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-04-0194e14796The development of an in-situ biopolymer-based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochlorideRuedeekorn Wiwattanapatapee0Kalayamas Klabklay1Nontawat Raksajit2Worrawee Siripruekpong3Nattawut Leelakanok4Arpa Petchsomrit5Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand; Phytomedicine and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Excellence Research Center, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, ThailandDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, ThailandDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, ThailandDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, ThailandDivision of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Burapha University, Bangsaen, Muang, Chonburi 20131, ThailandDivision of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Burapha University, Bangsaen, Muang, Chonburi 20131, Thailand; Research Unit of Pharmaceutical Innovations of Natural Products (PhInNat), Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand; Corresponding author. Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Burapha University, Bangsaen, Muang, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.Diabetes remains a global public health threat because of its increasing prevalence and mortality, especially in people under the age of 25. Metformin hydrochloride (HCl), as recommended by American Diabetes Association in 2022, is the first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes in adults. Metformin has low oral bioavailability due to poor permeability. Therefore, by developing metformin HCl oral in situ gel, sustained delivery of metformin can be achieved, thus enhancing the absorption of the drug. Sodium alginate and pectin were used for formulating the system. Different adjuvant polymers, including HPMC K4M, HPMC K100 LV, PEG 4000, and SCMC were used as released-pattern-modifying agents. All formulations could afloat in 0.1 N HCl at the pH of 1.2 within a minute and stay afloat for over 8 h. The optimized formulation could be made from either sodium alginate (2%) and HPMC K4M (0.5%) or pectin (2%) and HPMC K4M (2%). The optimized formulations gradually released metformin HCl with a cumulative release of 80% within 8 h. We successfully developed floating in situ gels that can release metformin HCl sustainedly.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023020030Metformin HClFloatIn situ gelSustained release
spellingShingle Ruedeekorn Wiwattanapatapee
Kalayamas Klabklay
Nontawat Raksajit
Worrawee Siripruekpong
Nattawut Leelakanok
Arpa Petchsomrit
The development of an in-situ biopolymer-based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochloride
Heliyon
Metformin HCl
Float
In situ gel
Sustained release
title The development of an in-situ biopolymer-based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochloride
title_full The development of an in-situ biopolymer-based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochloride
title_fullStr The development of an in-situ biopolymer-based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochloride
title_full_unstemmed The development of an in-situ biopolymer-based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochloride
title_short The development of an in-situ biopolymer-based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochloride
title_sort development of an in situ biopolymer based floating gel for the oral delivery of metformin hydrochloride
topic Metformin HCl
Float
In situ gel
Sustained release
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023020030
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