Table 3.

Suggested Apparatus for Drug Release Testing of Various Dosage Forms Dosage Form Example Release Method Oral solid dosage forms (conventional) Basket apparatus, paddle apparatus, reciprocating cylinder or flow-through cell Oral suspensions Paddle apparatus Oral disintegrating tablets Paddle apparatus and disintegration method Chewable tablets Basket apparatus, paddle apparatus or Reciprocating cylinder Powders and granules Flow-through cell (powder/granule sample cell) Thin dissolvable films Basket apparatus and disintegration method Dermal delivery systems (patches) Paddle over disk Chewing gum Special apparatus (Ph. Eur.) Topical (semisolid dosage forms) Franz cell diffusion system Suppositories Paddle apparatus, modified basket apparatus or dual chamber flow-through cell Microparticulate formulations Aerosols Implants Modified flow-through cell Cascade impactor Modified flow-through cell