Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to enhance the solubility and dissolution rate of a poorly water-soluble drug by solid dispersion (SD) technique, in order to conduct an investigation of the effect of these natural hydrophilic polymers on release mechanism from SD.Methods: The SD of diazepam (DZM) were prepared by using modified sodium alginate (SA) and modified guar gum (GG) in different drug: polymer ratios (1:1 and 1:2) by using physical mixture method (PM) and fusion method (FM). Further, the formulations were characterized for calibration curve, Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) studies, % age practical yield, drug content estimation, solubility studies, dissolution studies.Results: The pure drug and SD were characterized by pre and post-formulations studies. The %age practical yield ranged from 92.9±0.25 to 49±0.57%, and the drug content estimation ranged from 99.34±0.40 to 65.25±0.25 %. The FTIR studies shown that the compatibility between pure drug and natural polymers was stable. All the SD showed improved solubility as compared to the pure drug (PD). SD prepared with modified SA (1:2) by PM and FM shown the huge enhancement of solubility and dissolution rate of the DZM. This can be specific to the improvement in wettability and dispersibility, as well as enhances the drug amorphous fraction.Conclusion: On the basis of the research study, the SD technique shows the enhancement in the solubility of poorly water-soluble drug using natural polymers. SD containing natural polymers prepared with PM and FM shown the remarkable improvement in the release outline compared with PD, DZM.
Highlights
To improve the therapeutic efficacy of poorly water-soluble drugs through oral administration, which often shows the poor bioavailability due to their slow and irregular levels of the absorption at the site of therapeutic action
The calibration curve of DZM was prepared in methanol and phosphate buffer solution at 240 nm, and the absorbance values at different concentrations of DZM in methanol soln are shown in fig
Percentage practical yield of DZM solid dispersion (SD) was in the range of 92.9±0.25 to 49±0.57%
Summary
To improve the therapeutic efficacy of poorly water-soluble drugs through oral administration, which often shows the poor bioavailability due to their slow and irregular levels of the absorption at the site of therapeutic action. I. T absorption generally shows a reduction in particle size of the formulation due to the increase in the surface area which automatically improves the dissolution and bioavailability. Micronizing of the drugs leads to the formation of a bunch of particle in cluster form, which results in poor wettability of the drug. To overcome these problems, SD of poorly water-soluble drug with water-soluble polymers is prepared to enhance the solubility as well as dissolution profiles [1,2,3]
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