FORMULATION AND PREPARATION OF METRONIDAZOLE COLON-TARGETED MICROCAPSULES
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Objectives: To develop a formulation for metronidazole (MTZ) microcapsules and investigate the influence of the multilayered coating system intending to release the drug in the colon. Methods: MTZ microcapsules were prepared by coagulation method and then coated by the film coating method. Results: The final microcapsules limited MTZ released during the first five hours at pH 1.2 and 7.4 (simulating the upper gastrointestinal tract) and yielded a high rate of MTZ release at pH 6.8 (simulating the colon environment).
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metronidazole (MTZ), microcapsules, coagulation method, multilayered coating, colon-targeted
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