Table I.

Composition of Different Orodispersible Films Containing Tianeptine Sodium

Ingredientsa	Formulae
	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	F7	F8
Lycoat NG73	15
Polyvinyl alcohol			5	5
Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose		4
Hydroxyethyl cellulose					3	3	1.5	3
Alcohol	15
Propylene glycol	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
Maltodextrin		1.25	1.25	2.5	1.25			2.5
Lycoat RS780						1.25
Polyvinyl pyrrolidone K 90							10
Mentholb	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Distilled Water to	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

The concentration of the drug was 12.5 mg/4 cm² of the film

^aThe amounts are in grams

^bAdded as 1 ml solution in ethyl alcohol