FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF CONTROLLED POROSITY OSMOTIC DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM OF METOPROLOL SUCCINATE

Controlled porosity osmotic tablet of metoprolol succinate prepared and evaluated in this study. Metoprolol succinate is very high soluble drug, so complete drug release obtained very fast. It is difficult to formulate osmotic tablet of Metoprolol succinate which gives drug release up to 24 hr at zero order. To get desired dissolution profile various formulation parameters like osmogen concentration, level of weight gain and level of pore former concentration were studied. Hypromellose was added as release retardant to reduce its dissolution rate and get drug release up to 24 hr at zero order. As concentration of release retardant increases, dissolution rate decreases. Final optimized formulation with hypromellose was studied for effect of pH of dissolution media, agitation intensity and osmotic pressure of dissolution media. There is no effect of above variables on dissolution confirms that prepared metoprolol succinate tablet gives drug release with osmotic mechanism. Final optimized formulation complies with the USP criteria for the dissolution of metoprolol succinate extended release tablet.