Article
  • Formulation of Double-layer Tadalafil and Amlodipine Complex Tablets to Treat Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension
  • Eun Yeong Shin, Jong Ho Park, Myeong Eun Shin, Jeong Eun Song, and Gilson Khang

  • Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Department of Polymer Nano Science &Technology and Polymer Materials Fusion Research Center, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Korea

  • 발기부전과 고혈압을 치료하기 위한 이중층 타다라필 및 암로디핀 복합 정제 제조
  • 신은영 · 박종호 · 신명은 · 송정은 · 강길선

  • 전북대학교 BIN 융합 공학과, 고분자나노공학과, 고분자융합소재연구소

Abstract

Many men over the age of 40 suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) for a variety of reasons. In addition, more than 40% of ED patients have hypertensive disease at the same time. Tadalafil (TD) is a selective and reversible inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (cGMP-specific PDE-5). It is an insoluble drug with biopharmaceutics classification system class-II and was prepared by wet granulation with a solubilizing agent. Amlodipine besylate (AM) is a calcium channel antagonist that is effective in preventing systolic hypertension and stroke, and is manufactured using physical mix method. We used TD and AM to fabricate a double-layer complex tablet that can prevent or treat two diseases at the same time. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD) were analyzed for confirming chemical and physical characterization. Also, in vitro dissolution test was conducted to evaluate the dissolution rate of tablet at pH=1.2. In conclusion, the rapid release of two drugs in the double layer tablet was confirmed and could be applied as a pharmaceutical therapeutic agent.


40세 이상의 많은 남성들은 여러 가지 이유로 발기부전(erectile dysfunction, ED)의 고통을 가지고 있다. 또한 ED 환자의 40% 이상이 고혈압 질환을 동시에 가진다. 타다라필(tadalafil, TD)은 선택적이고, 가역적인 cGMP- 특이적 PDE-5억제제이다. 이는 생물 약제 분류 시스템 클래스-II의 불용성 약물로, 가용화제로 습식 과립제로 제조되었다. 암로디핀 베실레이트(amlodipine besylate, AM)는 수축기 고혈압 및 뇌졸중 예방에 효과적인 칼슘 채널 길항제이며, 물리적 혼합 방법을 사용하여 제조하였다. TD와 AM을 2중층 복합정제로 제작하여 사용하였고, 이는 동시에 두 가지 질병을 예방하거나 치료가능하다. 주사 전자 현미경(SEM), 푸리에 변환 적외선 분광법(FTIR), 시차 주사열량계(DSC), X선 회절(XRD)은 화학적 및 물리적 특성평가를 위해 실시하였다. 또한 생체외 용출 테스트는 pH=1.2에서 정제의 용출률을 평가하기 위해 실시하였다. 결론적으로, 이중층 정제에서 두 가지 약물의 빠른 방출을 확인하였고, 따라서 이는 약학적 치료제로서 적용될 수 있다.


Keywords: tadalafil, amlodipine besylate, double-layer tablet, erectile dysfunction, hypertension

  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2023 Impact Factor : 0.4
  • Indexed in SCIE

This Article

  • 2019; 43(2): 274-281

    Published online Mar 25, 2019

  • 10.7317/pk.2019.43.2.274
  • Received on Nov 24, 2018
  • Revised on Dec 28, 2018
  • Accepted on Jan 4, 2019

Correspondence to

  • Gilson Khang
  • Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Department of Polymer Nano Science &Technology and Polymer Materials Fusion Research Center, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Korea

  • E-mail: gskhang@chonbuk.ac.kr