Diosmin, a vascular-protecting agent, is practically insoluble in water, and its oral absorption is limited by its extremely low dissolution rate. In this study, β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) were obtained to improve the solubility and dissolution rate of diosmin. Phase solubility studies of diosmin with βCD and HPβCD in distilled water were conducted to charac...

The present investigation deals with formulation of nicotinamide-based co-crystals of fenofibrate by different methods and solid-state characterization of the prepared co-crystals. Fenofibrate and nicotinamide as a coformer in 1:1 molar ratio were used to formulate molecular complexes by kneading, solution crystallization, antisolvent addition and solvent drop grinding methods. The prepared mol...

This study presents improvement in solubility and dissolution rate of valsartan (VAL) using β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-βCD). Formation and characterization of solid inclusion complexes were investigated by DSC, FTIR, SEM, HNMR and in-vitro dissolution studies. Preparation method influenced physical properties of binary mixtures. Inclusion complexes obtained by co-...

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...

Introduction: In vitro drug release and dissolution testing play an important role in pharmaceutical formulation development and quality control. Poorly soluble candidate molecules constitute a major challenge for the formulation development since the insufficient solubility causes problems for in vitro and in vivo assays, with consequent increased risk of attrition and costs (Di et al., 2012),...

Meloxicam (MLX) has poor water solubility which leads to slow absorption following oral administration; hence, immediate release tablet is unsuitable in the treatment of acute pain. The aim of this study was to prepare a novel fast ultra-fine self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (UF-SNEDDS) of MLX for oral administration to facilitate drug release process in the stomach as well as comparin...

Purpose: With the introduction of combinatorial chemistry and high throughput screening, the properties of new chemical entities shifted towards higher molecular weight and increasing lipophilicity that results in decreasing aqueous solubility. It is not surprising that many drug candidates have poor water solubility since the initial selection of drug candidates are based on activity alone. Ot...

Poor aqueous solubility is a major challenge for the drug development process, and many strategies have been developed to combat this problem. Cocrystals have gathered much interest in the recent years, due to their ability to enhance drug solubilities by orders of magnitude. However, highly soluble cocrystals tend to undergo rapid solution mediated transformation back to less soluble drug form...

Naproxen is a poor water soluble, non-steroidal analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug. The enhancement of oral bioavailability of poor water soluble drugs remains one of the most challenging aspects of drug development. Although salt formation, solubilization and particle size reduction have commonly been used to increase dissolution rate and thereby oral absorption and bioavailability of low wa...

BACKGROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY During the last two decades one of the most important problems in drug formulations has been low aqueous solubility of new molecules. However, numerous techniques, such as milling, co-solvent solubilization and solid dispersion have been used conventionally for aqueous solubility enhancement and the rate of solubility. Recently, nanoparticle engineering p...