Research Article
Formulation and Evaluation of Multilayered Tablets of Pioglitazone Hydrochloride and Metformin Hydrochloride
Table 3
Characteristic peaks of FTIR graphs.
| Bond and frequency (cm−1) | Pure drugs | Optimized multilayer tablet formulated with guar gum (cm−1) | Metformin (cm−1) | Pioglitazone (cm−1) |
| N–H (1°) 3400–3250 | 3368.23 | — | 3373.61 |
| N–H (2°) 3400–3250 | 3148.15 | — | 3282.95 |
| C=N 1471–1689 | 1559.80 | — | 1566.25 |
| C=O 1760–1665 | — | 1741.90 | 1674.27 |
| C–O 1000–1300 | — | 1242.84 | 1244.13 |
| C–S 600–700 | — | 659.27 | 682.82 |
| C=N 1471–1689 | — | 1509.53 | 1533.46 |
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