Concept of CRDDS
Concept of CRDDS
Pharm
Semester 7
Presented by:
Ms. Kaushika Patel
Asst Professor,
Dept of Pharmaceutical Technology
L. J. Institute of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad
Presented by:
Ms. Kaushika Patel
Asst Professor, Dept of Pharmaceutical Technology
L. J. Institute of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad
What is Ideal Dosage Regimen?
• An ideal dosage regimen in the drug therapy of any
disease is the one which immediately attains the
desired therapeutic concentration in plasma and
maintains it constant for the entire duration of
treatment.
• It is achieved through administering a drug in a
particular dose at a particular frequency.
• The dosing interval of any drug depends upon
1. Half life or
2. Therapeutic
MRT
Index
(Mean Residence Time)
• A conventional formulation/ Immediate release (IR) dosage
form is one which is designed to release the drug contained
in it rapidly and completely after the administration.
Here the dosing interval is much shorter than the half life
of the drug resulting in several limitations
Limitations of Conventional dosage forms
Poor patient compliance, which increased
chances of missing the dose of a drug with short half
life for which frequent administration is necessary.
The unavoidable fluctuations of drug
concentration may lead to under medication or
over medication.
A typical peak-valley plasma concentration time
profile is obtained which makes attainment of steady
state condition difficult.
The fluctuations in drug levels may lead to
precipitation of adverse effects especially of a
drug with small Therapeutic Index (TI)
whenever over medication occur.
How to overcome limitations of IR dosage
forms ?
Option 1 Option 2
Aspect 1 Aspect 2
TEMPORAL
SPATIAL delivery delivery of drug
of drug which refers which refers to
to targeting a drug controlling the rate
to a specific organ or specific time of
or tissue drug delivery to a
specific organ or
tissue
What is controlled drug release?
Modified
Release
Delayed Targeted
Extended
release Release /
Release
Site-specific
Release
Sustained Controlled
Release Release
Modified Release: Any modification in conventional formulation with
respect to release rate, release time or site of release