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Formulation and pharmacokinetic evaluation of a single tablet formula containing montelukast sodium and fexofenadine hydrochloride

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Pharmaceutics and Drug Manufacturing.

Abstract

1 The approval of leukotriene antagonists like montelukast and antihistamines such as fexofenadine has opened up new possibilities for the treatment and prevention of asthma and allergic rhinitis. It has been observed that combining both drugs concurrently yields more favorable results compared to using them individually. In light of this, the aim of this study was to develop, evaluate, and perform a pharmacokinetic analysis of a single-dose tablet containing both montelukast sodium (a leukotriene antagonist) and fexofenadine hydrochloride (an antihistamine). The goal was to enhance patient compliance and reduce treatment expenses. Four tablet formulations were prepared, and the impact of different diluents and superdisintegrants was examined. Based on in vitro dissolution testing, the formulation containing Avicel PH 101 as the diluent and Crospovidone as the superdisintegrant was chosen as the test formulation for pharmacokinetic study. This study involved human volunteers, and the bioequivalence of the test formulation with the commercial products Telfast® and Singular® was assessed. The results demonstrated that the test formulation exhibited comparable rates and extents of absorption to the reference products. To analyze montelukast sodium and fexofenadine hydrochloride in a single-dose film-coated tablet in both dissolution medium and human plasma, new HPLC and LC-MS/MS analytical methods were successfully developed and validated.

DOI

10.21608/jpsdm.2024.258514.1011

Keywords

Pharmacokinetics, Bioequivalence, Allergic Rhinitis, bronchial asthma

Authors

First Name

Reem

Last Name

Aldeeb

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Department of Pharmaceutics, Collage of Pharmaceutical Sciences and drug Manufacturing Misr University for Science & Technology, Giza, Egypt

Email

reem.eldeeb@must.edu.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-7717-3925

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Kassem

MiddleName

Aly

Affiliation

Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

kassemma@hotmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Atef

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

amratef@dr.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Hanan

Last Name

Refai

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt

Email

hanan.refai@must.edu.eg

City

Giza

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-

Volume

1

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

45797

Issue Date

2024-01-01

Receive Date

2023-12-26

Publish Date

2024-01-01

Page Start

40

Page End

53

Print ISSN

3009-6553

Online ISSN

3009-6677

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Research articles

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2,973

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Publication Title

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Manufacturing-Misr University for Science and Technology

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Formulation and pharmacokinetic evaluation of a single tablet formula containing montelukast sodium and fexofenadine hydrochloride

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20 Dec 2024