PhD Scientific Days 2025

Poster Session I. - F: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Health Technologies

Study on Lyophilised Orodispersible Tablets from Plant-Based Drinks as Bulking Agents

Name of the presenter

Demeter Adrienn Katalin

Institute/workplace of the presenter

Semmelweis University

Authors

Adrienn Katalin Demeter¹, Dóra Farkas¹, Márton Király¹, Zoltán Kovács², Krisztina Ludányi¹, István Antal¹, Nikolett Kállai-Szabó¹

1: Semmelweis University
2: Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Text of the abstract

Background/Objectives: Oral administration of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is the most commonly used route of administration. As dysphagia is a prevalent problem, the size of the swallowed dosage form could negatively influence patient adherence. Orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) are beneficial dosage forms because they disintegrate within a few seconds in the oral cavity without water. Lactose is one of the most commonly used excipients in the pharmaceutical industry; it served as the central concept of a recent publication on the formulation of milk-based ODTs despite lactose malabsorption being widespread worldwide. Consequently, the plant-based alternative market has grown exponentially and has become a prevailing food trend, with various alternatives to choose from. For this reason, the development of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-containing ODT with plant-based drinks (PBDs) was assessed for its innovative potential.
Methods: Different PBDs were investigated and compared to traditional and lactose-free milk. The liquids’ viscosity, pH, and particle size were determined, and an electronic tongue was used for the sensory evaluation. The various ODTs were prepared with the freeze-drying method, and then the qualitative characteristics of the dosage form were investigated.
Results: Our different measurements show that different plant beverages differ from each other and that these differences have an impact on the technological processing. According to the HPLC-DAD measurements, all values were in the required range.
Conclusions: These measurements suggest that the soya drink is the most similar to traditional cow milk and would be the most appropriate choice among the investigated plant-based drinks to be used as a carrier system for an ibuprofen-containing ODT.