Preparation and quality control of diosmin suppository / 药学实践杂志

Objective To prepare diosmin suppository and establish a method for its quality control.Methods Diosmin was used as active ingredient.Polyethylene glycol 6000, polyethylene glycol 400 and glycerol were chosen as substrates.Fusion method was applied to prepare the diosmin suppository.The appearance, content uniformity, weight variation and melting time of suppository were evaluated.Results The diosmin suppository has brown color with good hardness at room temperature.The content uniformity, weight variation, melting time and dissolution rate meet the requirements of quality control.Conclusion The diosmin suppository prepared by this method was satisfied the quality requirements of suppository and serves as a new formulation of diosmin.