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ArticleTurkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences2021

Exploring the Solvent-Anti-solvent Method of Nanosuspension for Enhanced Oral Bioavailability of Lovastatin

Archana S Patil, Riya Hegde, Anand P Gadad, Panchaxari M Dandagi, Rajashree Masareddy, Uday Bolmal

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Article in Turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Archana S PatilDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Belagavi, Karnataka, IndiaORCID 0000-0002-7458-8842
Riya HegdeDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Belagavi, Karnataka, IndiaORCID 0000-0001-6487-6018
Anand P GadadDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Belagavi, Karnataka, IndiaORCID 0000-0001-7951-9857
Panchaxari M DandagiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Belagavi, Karnataka, IndiaORCID 0000-0001-6933-2298
Rajashree MasareddyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Belagavi, Karnataka, IndiaORCID 0000-0001-5263-3529
Uday BolmalDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Belagavi, Karnataka, IndiaORCID 0000-0002-9624-4514

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Abstract

Objectives: Lovastatin is an antilipidemic drug that belongs to the class of statins that has poor oral bioavailability due to its low solubility and variable dissolution rate. The main aim of this study was to enhance the solubility and dissolution rate of the drug and understand its oral bioavailability. Materials and Methods: Lovastatin nanosuspension was formulated using a solventanti-solvent method using a probe sonication technique. A nanosuspension was prepared, using hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) K15M and pluronic F68 as stabilizers. The formulated nanosuspensions were characterized for particle size, polydispersity index (PDI) zeta potential, surface morphology, and Results: Optimized formulation showed a particle size of 127±0.01 nm, a PDI of 0.492±0.001, and a zeta potential of -37.9 mV, which indicates good stability. Morphological study showed that the particles were in the nano range. The drug content was found to be in the range of 73-87%. Conclusion: The prepared lovastatin nanosuspension showed improvement in solubility, dissolution rate, and oral bioavailability compared to the pure drug and its marketed formulation. Hence, lovastatin nanosuspension may be a potentially valuable tool for improving the oral bioavailability of lovastatin.

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Lovastatinnanosuspensionoral bioavailabilitysolubility

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PMID34708645
PMCPMC8562113

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