Nevirapine is a highly lipophilic and water insoluble non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. Lymphoid tissue constitutes the major reservoir of HIV virus and infected cells in HIV-infected patients. Self-emulsifying drug delivery system, using long chain triglycerides, is a popular carrier of drugs due to their ability to transport lipophilic d...

Lipid based drug delivery systems, and in particular self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS), show great potential for enhancing oral bioavailability but have not been broadly applied, largely due to lack of general formulation guidance. To help understand how formulation design influences physicochemical emulsion properties and associated function in the gastrointestinal environment, a ...

The present work was aimed to develop and characterize rosuvastatin loaded self emulsifying drug delivery system for the effective management of hypolipidemia (RSEDDS) for improving bioavailability, to enhance solubility, to prolong residence time and to provide sufficient amount of drug to a target site in a sustained release manner. Self-emulsifying drug delivery system was prepared by simple...

CONTEXT Mucus represents a critical obstacle for self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) targeting the epithelial membrane site. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was the development of a novel SEDDS to overcome the mucus barrier. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two novel conjugates N-dodecyl-4-mercaptobutanimidamide (thiobutylamidine-dodecylamine, TBA-D) and 2-mercapto-N-octylacetamide (thioglyc...

Approximately 40% of new chemical entities exhibit poor aqueous solubility and present a major challenge to modern drug delivery system, because of their low bioavailability. Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) are usually used to improve the bioavailability of hydrophobic drugs. Conventional SEDDS, however, are mostly prepared in a liquid form, which can produce some disadvantages. ...

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Efavirenz is a drug with an absorption window. Its oral bioavailability is 40-50%. The aim of this work was to formulate solid self-emulsifying drug delivery system to improve the solubility and bioavailability of efavirenz. Solubility of Efavirenz was determined in various vehicles like oils, surfactants and co surfactants. Which, upon dilution with aqueous media, spontaneously form fine oil i...

Approximately 40 % of newly discovered chemical entities have low solubility and possess bioavailability after oral administration. Lipid-based drug delivery systems (LBDDS) recently become very popular because their remarkable ability to deliver drugs with poor absorption using lipids as carriers. Self-emulsifying (SEDDS) are one type LBDDS employed for the incorporation hydrophobic drugs. SED...

In the recent years, there is a growing interest in the lipid-based formulations for delivery of lipophilic drugs. Due to their potential as therapeutic agents, preferably these lipid soluble drugs are incorporated into inert lipid carriers such as oils, surfactant dispersions, emulsions, liposomes etc. Among them, emulsion forming drug delivery systems appear to be a unique and industrially fe...