AIM To enhance the aqueous solubility of olanzapine by using the Solid dispersion technique. Solid dispersions of olanzapine were prepared by the dispersion method using using PGS and SSG as carriers. Drug-carrier ratios such as 1 : 1, 1 : 2, 1 : 4, 1 : 6, 1: 8 and 1 : 10 were tried for optimization. Characterization was done by phase solubility, in-vitro release, saturation solubility, permeat...

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 ...

Solid dispersions (SDs) are one of the most promising strategies to improve the oral bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs. This technology is mainly applied to improve the solubility of Class II and Class IV drugs. Cefpodoxime proxetil (CP) is chosen as drug as it belongs to Class IV i. e. having low solubility and low permeability (Solubility: 400 μg/ml). SDs were prepared by using PV...

atorvastatin calcium, the lipid lowering agent, is taken as a model drug characterized by poor water solubility and bioavailability. in this study an attempt was made for preparation of nanocrystals using high pressure homogenization. a number of stabilizers were included as well as polymers at different concentrations, and the formulations were homogenized for ten cycles at a pressure of 1000 ...

Purpose: Albendazole is a poorly soluble drug which limits its oral bioavailability. The study was focussed to enhance the solubility by in-situ micronization. Methods: Albendazole microcrystals were prepared by solvent change method using gum karaya and hupu gum as stabilizing agents and the effect of each stabilizer on the prepared microcrystals were studied. FT-IR, DSC, XRD and SEM analysis ...

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...

Drugs with good solubility exhibit good oral absorption, and subsequently good bioavailability. Thus, most exigent phase of drug development practice particularly for oral dosage forms is the enhancement of drug solubility. This review describes various traditional and novel methodologies proposed for the solubility enhancement of furosemide. For furosemide, solubility and permeability are cruc...

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 ...

Ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is used in mild to moderate pain and fever. The rapid onset of action of ibuprofen depends on its solubility. Though ibuprofen has high membrane permeability, its solubility in aqueous media is poor (2.5mg/ml). To improve the solubility, several approaches such as solid dispersion, prodrug, inclusion complex, microencapsule etc. were do...

Solubility is an important physicochemical factor affecting absorption of drug and there by its therapeutic effect. About 40% of newly discovered drugs are lipophilic and failed to reach market due to their poor water solubility. Solid dispersions proved to have tremendous potential for improving drug solubility. Orlistat is a poor water soluble substance possessing anti-obesity property; in th...