In this thesis we analyzed the release and dissolution of cinnarizine in water phase and thus followed also the distribution in oil phase. As aqueous media we used 4x diluted Mcllvain's buffer (DMB) with pH 3, pH 4 , pH 5 and 0.001 M HCl. Olive or fish oil was then added as an illustration of food influence. We checked various influences on the dissolution of active ingredient such as amount of weighed active ingredient, pH of the medium, addition of NaCl and volume of added oil.
We also checked the influence of different concentrations of pre-dissolved active ingredient in the water phase on the distribution in oil. Comparison between the release from the tablets and dissolution of the same amount of the weighed active ingredient was also made. The concentration of released cinnarizine was calculated with absorbances and areas measured with a UV-VIS spectrophotometer and HPLC. We also checked the solubility of cinnarizine in each medium.
The results show that cinnarizine is much more soluble at low pH values, which is in line with the fact that our active ingredient is weak base. The addition of oil initially accelerates the dissolution of the active ingredient in the water phase. Then after a certain time the addition of oil begins to reduce the percentage of dissolved active ingredient in water phase as the active ingredient begins to distribute into oil. We cannot show any effect of addition of different volumes of oil because results do not follow any pattern. Addition of NaCl to the DMB pH 3 medium increases the dissolution of cinnarizine. The concentration of previously dissolved active ingredient in the water media has no effect on distribution in oil. When we compare the release of active ingredient from the tablets and the dissolution of the same amount of weighted active ingredient, we can see that the release from the tablets is faster in the first three hours but at the end there are no differences. In the presence of oil about 10 % more of the active ingredient is released from the tablet compared to the dissolution of the same amount of weighed active ingredient.
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