PURPOSE Carbamazepine is a poor water soluble drug and its bioavailability is limited by dissolution rate. Dissolution, serum concentration and anticonvulsive effect of the drug have been evaluated after cogrinding with microcrystalline cellulose. A cogrinding technique was used to increase the dissolution, serum concentrations and anticonvulsive effect of the drug. A novel deconvolution techni...

Various commercially available paracetamol tablets (500 mg) were evaluated comparatively for in vitro dissolution qualities along with drug content (assay). The assay results ascertain the presence and compendial quality of paracetamol in all these products. The in vitro dissolution profiles were found to be varying for each tablet, but within the prescribed limit. The dissolution at 15 minutes...

In the present study solid dispersions of the antifungal drug Ketoconazole were prepared with Pluronic F-127 and PVP K-30 with an intention to improve its dissolution properties. Investigations of the properties of the dispersions were performed using release studies, Differential scanning calorimetery (DSC), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). The results obta...

Carvedilol (BCS Class II drug) is a nonselective β-adrenergic blocking agent with α1-blocking activity and it is mainly used in the management of hypertension. Two commercial brands of carvedilol drug, of strength 12.5mg were used for the Invitro dissolution studies. In the present study four dissolution media [pH 1.2 (0.1 N Hcl), pH 4.5 Acetate buffer, pH 6.8 phosphate buffer, and Distilled wa...

In vitro dissolution tests are performed for new formulations to evaluate in vivo performance, which is affected by the change of gastrointestinal (GI) physiology, in the GI tract. Thus, those environmental changes should be introduced to an in vitro dissolution test. Many studies have successfully shown the improvement of in vitro-in vivo correlations (IVIVC) by introducing those physiological...

Efavirenz (EFV) tablets of different doses were prepared by a wet granulation process using different superdisintegrants such as crosscarmellose sodium (CCS), sodium starch glycollate (SSG) and crosspovidone (CP) to evaluate the role of different disintegrants on the in vitro release of EFV. Further, the mode of addition of disintegrants on EFV dissolution from tablets containing 600 mg of the ...

Surface solid dispersion with insoluble carriers is considered a recently developed technique, widely applied for the enhancement of solubility and dissolution of poorly water soluble drugs. The objective of this research article is to study the effect of surface solid dispersion of ketoprofen with colloidal silicon dioxide (Aerosil 200) on the dissolution rate. Surface solid dispersion (Adsorb...

INTRODUCTION Dissolution testing can play an important role in several areas for drug products as a quality control tool to monitor batch-to-batch consistency of drug release from a dosage form and as an in vitro surrogate for in vivo performance that can guide formulation development and ascertain the need for bioequivalence tests. The possibility of substituting dissolution tests for clinical...

Solid dispersions in water-soluble carriers have attracted considerable interest as a means of improving the dissolution rate, and hence possibly bioavailability, of a range of hydrophobic drugs. The poor solubility of carvedilol leads to poor dissolution and hence variation in bioavailability. The purpose of the present investigation was to increase the solubility and dissolution rate of carve...

The present research was aimed to develop the meclizine hydrochloride-polyethylene glycol 20000 solid dispersions to enhance the solubility and dissolution rate. They were prepared using solvent evaporation method and evaluated for solubility studies, drug-carrier compatibility studies and in vitro dissolution studies. From the solubility studies, formulation F4 was selected to prepare the fast...