Table 2.
Mean disintegration time of the tested oral formulations during the study period.
| Time of testing | Mean disintegration time of the tested oral formulations (n = 6) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tab Ibuprofen (mins) | Tab Diclofenac (mins) | Tab Piroxicam dispersible (sec) | |
| Before expiry | 6.94 ± 1.56 | 17.25 ± 3.43 | 49.83 ± 11.34 |
| At expiry | 5.41 ± 1.91 | 20.04 ± 4.36 | 44.67 ± 9.24 |
| 6 months after expiry | 5.94 ± 1.69 | 16.11 ± 3.79 | 49.17 ± 8.16 |
| 12 months after expiry | 6.17 ± 2.07 | 15.42 ± 4.79 | 41.67 ± 9.81 |
| 18 months after expiry | 7.21 ± 1.27 | 13.66 ± 3.47 | 50.83 ± 10.17 |
| 2 years after expiry | 8.26 ± 1.90 | 14.62 ± 2.71 | 46.33 ± 7.12 |
| Reference range as per IP | 30 min | 60 min | 3 min |