Twice a day sustained-release tablets were developed for the Hawthorn leaves flavonoids, using hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), ethylcellulose (EC) and Eudragit L100 as combined matrix materials. Pharmacokinetics of the tablets were investigated in Beagle dogs with vitexin as marker compound. Results showed that the prepared tablets possessed a good sustained-release characteristic. Weibull model was the optimal model for the description of drug release profile. The correlation coefficient between the fraction of absorption in vivo and the release rate in vitro was 0.98.
Hawthorn leaves flavonoidssustained-release tabletin vitro releasein vitro-in vivo correlation