Empress SR
Technically Empress SR is a Carbomer. This grade of carbomer is Benzene Free grade used in oral preparations, in suspensions, tablets, or sustained release preparation. In tablet formulations,
| Formulation | Claim per tab | Function | 
|---|
| Ingredient | 
| Mixing: | 
| Metoprolol Succinate | 23.75 mg | Active Pharmaceutical Ingradient | 
| MCCp 102 | 34.25 mg | Filler | 
| Empress SR | 45 mg | Sustained release polymer | 
| Aerosil | 5 mg | Glident | 
| PVPk30 | 15 mg | Binder | 
| IPA | Qs | Vehicle | 
| Talc | 3 mg | Lubricant | 
| Magnesium stearate | 2 mg | Lubricant | 
| Empress SR | 20 mg | SR material | 
| Aerosil | 2 mg | Glident | 
Physical properties of tablets
| Avg. Weight | - | 150mg | 
| Hardness | - | 5-6kg/cm2 | 
|  | 
Procedure
- Mixing:- Pass Metoprolol Succinate and MCCPH102, Empress SR through 60 # in sifter and aerosil in #40 sifter
- mix it insuitable blender for 15 mins.
 
- Binder Preparation and Binding:- Dissolve PVPK30 in IPA and prepare clear solution
- Now bind the Premix using binder prepared in Step 1 and if necessary add additional IPA to get a wet mass ,
- Pass the weight mass through #12 sieve to get uniform wet granules and dry it at inlet temp of 40o c
- Now size the granules using #30 to get dry granules
 
- Lubrication:- Collect the dried granules in blender
- Sift the material Talc, EmpressSR, Mg Stearate and Aerosil with #60 sieve.
- Mix the lubricants in Dried granules and compress the tablet with following parameter
 
 
Dissolution study
Apparatus :  Paddle [Apparatus-2]
Medium :  pH 6.8 Phosphate Buffer
Quantity :  500 ml
RPM :  50
Temp :  37±1oC
| HOURS | 1st | 4th | 8th | 20th | 
|---|
| % Release | 14.28% | 30.26% | 46.78% | 85.26% | 
| Limit | NMT 25% | 20-40% | 40-60% | NLT 80% | 
Note :
- This is the tentative formulation and the information is based on laboratory work with small scale equipment and does not indicate the product performance.
- Full scale testing and end product performance are the responsibility of the user.
- We suggest that you may be increase or decrease the quantity of polymer and types of Excipients according to your final formulation/requirements.