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Trial reportAAPS PharmSciTech2015

Bilayer matrix tablets for prolonged actions of metformin hydrochloride and repaglinide.

Wei He, Shijing Huang, Chunyan Zhou, Lin Cao, Jing Yao, Jianping Zhou, Guangji Wang, Lifang Yin

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in AAPS PharmSciTech, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei HeState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China.
Shijing Huang
Chunyan Zhou
Lin Cao
Jing Yao
Jianping Zhou
Guangji Wang
Lifang Yin
China Pharmaceutical University · CNChengdu Third People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A combination therapy of metformin hydrochloride (MH) and repaglinide (RG) achieves a perfect glycemic control; however, the combination formulation of immediate release must be taken several times a day, compromising the therapeutic benefits and causing inconveniences to the patients. Herein, a bilayer matrix tablet that aimed at continuously releasing both MH and RG over time was developed, in which the two drugs were formulated into two separated layers. The tablets were prepared by wet granulation method, and the optimized formulation was obtained by evaluating the factors that affected the drug release. The bilayer tablets simultaneously released the two drugs over 12 h; and a better in vivo performance with a steady plasma concentration, markedly lower Cmax, prolonged Tmax, and perfect absorption was obtained. Summarily, the bilayer matrix tablets sustained both MH and RG release over time, thereby prolonging the actions for diabetic therapy and producing better health outcomes.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarbamatesChemistry, PharmaceuticalCross-Over StudiesDelayed-Action PreparationsDogsDrug CombinationsMaleMetforminPiperidinesTabletsCarbamatesDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CombinationsMetforminPiperidinesrepaglinideTablets

Identifiers

PMID25319054
PMCPMC4370978
OpenAlexW2014094625

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