THERMOANALYTICAL STUDY OF ACECLOFENAC FORMULATIONS WITH REGULAR MAIZE STARCH AND WAXY MAIZE STARCH

Abstract

Production of tablets in pharmaceutical industry often is required to mixture the active ingredient (drug) with an inert material. Starch is shown as a good alternative material to be used as excipient. Thus, in this investigation the techniques: thermogravimetry and derivative thermogravimetry (TG/DTG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC as well as thermomicroscopy were performed with aim to verify existence of interactions between aceclofenac (2-[2-[2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]phenyl]acetyl]oxalacetic) with regular maize starch and waxy maize starch. Binary and physical mixtures of aceclofenac and starch in ratios 2:1, 1:1 and 1:2 (drug:starch) studied by the instrumental techniques showed that no interactions occurs between the drug and starches in any ratio, being maintained the properties of aceclofenac.