“…The last decades have been characterized by several advances in the chemistry and pharmacy fields, among which the development of new systems for controlled drug delivery represents an area of great interest [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. These modified release methods depend on multiple factors, such as the shape and size of the tablets [ 5 ], the manufacturing process [ 6 ], the granulometric properties [ 7 , 8 , 9 ] and the physicochemical characteristics of the other compounds in the compressed blends, wherein polymer-based excipients are remarkable for their physicochemical properties and the diversity of their multiple applications [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. Different kinds of natural, hemisynthetic and synthetic polymers have been used for this purpose, among which the copolymers derived from maleic anhydride have shown great potential as controlled drug release systems [ 10 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ].…”