Research Article

Formulation and In Vitro Evaluation of Furosemide Floating Matrix Tablets Using Boswellia papyrifera Resin as Matrix Forming Polymer

Table 5

Effects of formulation factors on response variables FLT, TFT, and CR in 12 hrs.

FactorsResponse variables
FLT (sec)TFT (hrs)CR in 12 hrs (%)

Olibanum resin (10% NaHCO3)
 10% (B1)299.50
 40% (B2)>1298.25
HPMC K4M (10% NaHCO3)
 10% (B3)Nonintact102.00
 40% (B4)>1297.25
Olibanum resin/HPMC K4M ratio (10%) (10%NaHCO3)
 1 : 1 (B5)Nonintact99.62
 1 : 3 (B6)Nonintact102.32
 3 : 1 (B7)1.8101.55
Olibanum resin/HPMC K4M ratio (40%) (10%NaHCO3)
 1 : 1 (B8)>1280.62
 1 : 3 (B9)>1268.60
 3 : 1 (B10)>1280.32
NaHCO3 (40% olibanum resin)
 10% (B2)>1298.25
 20% (B11)3.8100.57
NaHCO3 (40% HPMC K4M)
 10% (B4)>1297.25
 20% (B12)>1299.00

CR = cumulative release; FLT = floating lag time; TFT = total floating time.