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What are the characteristics of floating or buoyant capsule systems?(a) Release the drug along the entire length of GIT(b) Granule drug with hydro gel(c) Release only at a specific drug(d) Use of high or low density pelletsThe question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question originated from Biopharmaceuticals topic in section Biopharmaceuticals of Drug Biotechnology

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The correct choice is (b) Granule drug with hydro gel

To explain: Floating of buoyant capsules are FORMULATED by granulating a drug with 20-80% of hydrogel. On contact with the GI FLUIDS these tablets swells and forms a diffusible gel that lowers the density of the system allowing it to float. Or a gas filled floatation chamber can be ATTACHED to a MEMBRANE coated tablet for making it buoyant.



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