Orubu, S;
Hobson, NJ;
Basit, AW;
Tuleu, C;
(2017)
The Milky Way: Paediatric milk-based dispersible tablets prepared by direct compression - a proof-of-concept study.
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
, 69
(4)
pp. 417-431.
10.1111/jphp.12570.
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Abstract
Objectives: Dispersible tabletsare proposed by the World Health Organisation as the preferred paediatric formulation. It was hypothesised that tablets made from a powdered milk-base that disperse in water to form suspensions resembling milk might be a useful platform to improve acceptability in children. Methods: Milk-based dispersible tablets containing various types of powdered milk and infant formulae were formulated. The influence of milk type and content on placebo tablet properties was investigated using a design-of-experiments approach. Responses measured included friability, crushing strength, and disintegration time. Additionally, the influence of compression force on the tablet properties of a model formulation was studied by compaction simulation. Key findings: Disintegration times increased as milk content increased. Compaction simulation studies showed that compression force influenced disintegration time. These results suggest that the milk content, rather than type, and compression force were the most important determinants of disintegration. Conclusion: Up to 30% milk could be incorporated to produce 200 mg 10 mm flat-faced placebo tablets by direct compression disintegrating within 3 minutes in 5-10 ml of water, which is a realistic administration volume in children. The platform could accommodate 30% of a model API (caffeine citrate).
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Milky Way: Paediatric milk-based dispersible tablets prepared by direct compression - a proof-of-concept study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jphp.12570 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jphp.12570 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Orubu, S; Hobson, NJ; Basit, AW; Tuleu, C; (2016) The Milky Way: Paediatric milk-based dispersible tablets prepared by direct compression - a proof-of-concept study. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, which has been published in final form at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jphp.12570. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html#terms). |
| Keywords: | milk-based tablets, design-of-experiments, direct compression |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1489777 |
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