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标题：Effect of Disintegrants on Prolongation of Tablet Disintegration Induced by Immersion in Xanthan Gum-Containing Thickening Solution: Contribution of Disintegrant Interactions with Disintegration Fluids
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作者：Daisuke Sugiura ; Yoshinori Onuki ; Yoshiaki Fujita 等
期刊名称：Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：0009-2363
电子版ISSN：1347-5223
出版年度：2020
卷号：68
期号：11
页码：1055-1060
DOI：10.1248/cpb.c20-00480
出版社：The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
摘要：In clinical practice, a thickening solution is frequently used to allow easy swallowing of tablets by patients suffering from dysphagia. This study investigated the effect of the thickening solution on tablet disintegration. Model tablets containing different disintegrants were prepared and their disintegration times (DTs) measured using standard methods. We also performed an additional disintegration test on the model tablets after immersing them for 1 min in thickening solution containing xanthan gum (XTG-SOL) (“modified disintegration test”). The DTs of the test tablets were substantially prolonged by immersion in XTG-SOL. Furthermore, the effect of the XTG-SOL on the DTs differed depending on the type of disintegrant contained in the tablets. To investigate in more detail this prolongation of tablet disintegration, we examined the contribution of tablet properties to their DTs. The properties analyzed included contact angle, T 2 relaxation time, wetting time, and water absorption ratio. The contributions of these properties to the DTs were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. This analysis clarified that the tablet properties affecting DTs changed after immersion in XTG-SOL: wetting time significantly affected the DTs measured in the normal disintegration test, while T 2 was crucial for the DTs of tablets immersed in XTG-SOL. These findings provide valuable information for design of tablet formulations, and for clinical medication management for older patients with dysphagia.
关键词：thickening solution;xanthan gum;disintegrant;disintegration time;T2 relaxation time