Formulation and evaluation of oro dispersible tablets of fosinopril sodium

Abstract

The purpose of present research was to formulate and evaluate oro dispersible tablets (ODTs) of fosinopril sodium (FS). It has been developed at 20 mg dose and was prepared using different types of superdisintegrants such as (sodium starch glycolate, Ac-Di-Sol, crospovidone (CP), different types of subliming agents such as ammonium bicarbonate (AB) and camphor at different concentrations by direct compression method. The formulations were evaluated for uniformity of weight, content, hardness, friability, wetting time, in vitro dispersion time and dissolution rate. All formulations showed satisfactory mechanical strength, uniform weight, uniform drug content, and lesser wetting time and dispersion time. All the formulations showed more than 90% of drug release within 15 minutes. Among 10 formulations, formulation A5 (consisting of 2 % CP) and F4 (consisting of 15 % AB) were found to yield best results in terms of wetting time, in vitro dispersion time and dissolution rate.