Exploring the potential of gastro retentive dosage form in delivery of ellagic acid and aloe vera gel powder for treatment of gastric ulcers.

Approach of novel drug delivery system (NDDS) overcomes the limitations of conventional dosage forms. However, this concept is still not practiced to a large extent in delivery of herbal drugs in Ayurveda. Thus, the potential of herbal drugs has not been explored to its fullest.

Development of bilayer floating tablet of amoxicillin and Aloe vera gel powder for treatment of gastric ulcers.

Usual treatment for Helicobacter pylori-induced peptic ulcer includes a 'triple therapy' consisting of two antibiotics (amoxicillin and clarithromycin) and a proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole). The objective of this project work was defined with a view to retain the drug in stomach for better antiulcer activity and substituting one of the synthetic drugs in this therapy with a herbal alternative. Hence, aim of the present work was to design and develop a bilayer floating tablet of amoxicillin and Aloe vera gel powder for the treatment of peptic ulcer.

Improvement of water solubility and in vitro dissolution rate of aceclofenac by complexation with beta-cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin.

The present study deals with the inclusion complexation of aceclofenac with beta-cyclodextrin by grinding, microwave and spray-drying techniques. A derivative of beta-cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, was also subjected to the complexation process with aceclofenac by spray-drying technique. The samples were subjected to in-vitro dissolution studies, fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction studies.