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ArticleBioMed research international2016

Effect of Sulindac Binary System on In Vitro and In Vivo Release Profiles: An Assessment of Polymer Type and Its Ratio.

Gamal A Shazly

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Article in BioMed research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 author at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Gamal A ShazlyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-1291-2088
King Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bioavailability of sulindac (SDC), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is low due to poor aqueous solubility and poor dissolution rate. For this reason it is necessary to enhance the solubility and enhance dissolution of the drug by dispersing SDC in polyethylene glycols 6000 (PEG 6000) and polyvinyl pyrrolidone 40000 (PVP 40000) matrices using the coevaporation technique. Studying the influence of SDC to polymer ratio on drug content, percent yield, particle size, and in vitro release was performed. Differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize any change in crystal habit of SDC in the prepared formulae. The anti-inflammatory effect of SDC was studied using the hind paw edema model. It was found that incorporation of SDC in PEG 6000 and PVP 40000 matrices resulted in improving the dissolution rate, which was found to depend on the polymer and its weight ratio of the drug. It is clearly obvious that the dissolution rate was remarkably improved in drug PVP 40000 molecular dispersions when compared to drug PEG 6000 systems. Solid dispersion of SDC in PEG and PVP improved the anti-inflammatory effect of SDC and it was found that formula SDV5 exhibited a more pronounced inhibition of swelling than other formulae.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDiffusionDrug CarriersDrug CompoundingDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalInflammationMalePolyethylene GlycolsPovidoneRatsRats, WistarSolubilitySulindacTreatment OutcomeAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDrug CarriersPolyethylene Glycol 6000Polyethylene GlycolsPovidoneSulindac

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PMID27840824
PMCPMC5093299
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