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        <journal-title>British Journal of Medical and Health Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">BJMHR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2394-2967</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BJMHR0305005</article-id>
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        <article-title>Synthesis, Hydrolysis Kinetics and Comparative Pharmacological Evaluation of Co-Drugs of Metformin and Anti-Hypertensive Agents</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>U</surname>
            <given-names>Pavani</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Das</surname>
            <given-names>Amitkumar</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>V</surname>
            <given-names>Sreevalli Mangathayaru</given-names>
          </name>
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      <aff id="aff1">Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Acharya &amp; B M Reddy College of Pharmacy, Soldevanahalli, Bangalore</aff>
      <aff id="aff2">Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Sri Indu Institute of Pharmacy, Sheriguda, Ibrahimpatnam</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2016-05-01">
        <month>05</month>
        <day>01</day>
        <year>2016</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>3</volume>
      <issue>5</issue>
      <abstract>
        <p>Metformin has been combined chemically with antihypertensive agents like Propranolol and Furosemide by Williamsonâ€™s ether synthesis and direct amidation respectively with the objective of obtaining single chemical entity in the form of co-drugs. Structures and physicochemical parameters of all synthesized co-drugs were established by MP, BP, TLC, IR, 1H NMR and Mass spectral data. The co-drugs were then subjected to hydrolysis kinetics at different pH (1.2, 6.8 and 7.4). The drug release study of Metformin, Propranolol and Furosemide from the synthesized co-drugs proved that they hydrolyze significantly at pH 7.4 and are remain unhydrolysed at pH 1.2 and 6.8. This proves the stability of both the co-drugs at gastric and intestinal pH and easily gets hydrolyzed in blood. The co-drugs were then screened for their antidiabetic activity and antihypertensive activity and compared with parent drugs. Both the co-drugs PMCD, FMCD have shown significant antidiabetic activity with respect to duration as well as intensity of action. Co-drug of Metformin and Propranolol (PMCD) has shown delayed release and more prolonged antihypertensive action when compared to standard drug Propranolol where as co-drug of Metformin and Furosemide (FMCD) has shown immediate release and duration of antihypertensive action same as that of standard drug Furosemide.</p>
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        <kwd>Metformin</kwd>
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        <kwd>Furosemide</kwd>
        <kwd>co-drugs</kwd>
        <kwd>antidiabetic</kwd>
        <kwd>antihypertensive.</kwd>
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