Research Article

Formulation and Evaluation of Controlled-Release Tablet of Zolpidem Tartrate by Melt Granulation Technique

Table 2

Results of factorial design batches ( 𝐹 1 𝐹 9 ).

Parameter 𝐹 1 𝐹 2 𝐹 3 𝐹 4 𝐹 5 𝐹 6 𝐹 7 𝐹 8 𝐹 9

Assay (%)93.4597.4392.5091.4594.6296.0895.292.7497.6
Friability (%)0.1620.1980.1900.1120.1050.1070.0430.0670.0982
Hardness (Kg/cm2)3.253.53.02.753.7543.753.253.75
Similarity factor ( 𝑓 2 )28.6938.0329.1230.6732.0540.9972.2243.4670.64