Low solubility compounds show dissolution rate limited absorption and hence poor absorption, distribution and target organ delivery. Improvement of aqueous solubility in such a case is valuable goal to improve therapeutic efficacy. Complexation with CDs by different methods like physical mixing, melting, kneding, spray drying, freeze drying, co-evaporation has been reported to enhance the solub...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of POVACOAT™, a hydrophilic PVA copolymer, as a solid dispersion (SD) carrier for hot-melt extrusion (HME). METHODS Bifendate (DDB), a water-insoluble drug, was chosen as the model drug. DDB was hot-melt extruded by a co-rotating twin screw extruder with POVACOAT™. The SD formability of POVACOAT™ was investigated by varying the...

INTRODUCTION Solubility is defined in quantitative terms as the concentration of solute in a saturated solution at a certain temperature and pressure. Qualitatively it is defined as the spontaneous interaction of two or more substances to form a homogenous molecular dispersion. The United State Pharmacopoeia (USP) and national formulary lists the solubility of drug as the number of milliliters ...

Objective: Solubility is a key parameter as it is one of the main causes for poor bioavailability. The objective was to improve the solubility and dissolution profile of poorly-soluble silymarin with a water-soluble carrier fulvic acid. Materials and methods: Phase solubility studies were carried out for the determination of stoichiometric ratio between silymarin and fulvic acid by Higuchi and ...

Atorvastatin, an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor, is widely used for the treatment of dyslipidemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease. It belongs to Class 2 of the Biopharmaceutics Classification System owing to its low solubility and high permeability. In vitro dissolution testing is an essential tool for the design of a dosage form. Appropriate selection of dissolution test conditions is es...

In this work, a comparison between two different preparation methods for the improvement of dissolution rate of an antifungal agent is presented. Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) electrospun fibers and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) complexes, which were produced via an electrospinning process and an inclusion complexation method, respectively, were addressed for the treatment of fungal infections. Voriconazo...

The aim of this study was to design orally disintegrating tablets of Olanzapine and to complex Olanzapine with 2-hydroxypropyl-β- cyclodextrin with special emphasis on disintegration and dissolution studies. Phase solubility studies demonstrated the formation of 1:1 molar inclusion complex by kneading method. Tablets were prepared by using superdisintegrants namely, sodium starch glycolate, cro...

Piroxicam (PX), an anti-inflammatory drug, exhibits poor water solubility, dissolution and flow properties. Thus, the aim of the present study was to improve the solubility and dissolution rate of PX by freeze drying technique using dimethylformamide (DMF), chloroform and water as co-solvent system. The prepared crystals containing PX were evaluated for DMF and chloroform solvent residual by ga...

The poor solubility and wettability of meloxicam leads to poor dissolution and hence showing variations in bioavailability. The present study is aimed to increase solubility and dissolution of the drug using solid dispersion techniques. The solid binary systems were prepared at various drug concentrations (5-40%) with polyethylene glycol 6000 by different techniques (physical mixing, solvent ev...

Domperidone Maleate (DOM), an antiemetic drug, has been used in treatment of adults and children. It has low aqueous solubility and hence low bioavailability. In present study, an attempt has been made to enhance the solubility of DOM by inclusion complexation with Hydroxypropyl-βCyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) using kneading technique and formulation of fast disintegrating tablets by using Sodium Starc...