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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Compritol-Based Alprazolam Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Sustained Release of Alprazolam: Preparation by Hot Melt Encapsulation.

Huma Rao, Saeed Ahmad, Asadullah Madni, Iqra Rao, Mohammed Ghazwani, Umme Hani, Muhammad Umair, Imtiaz Ahmad, Nadia Rai, Maqsood Ahmed and 1 more

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Huma RaoDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2791-7700
Saeed AhmadDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
Asadullah MadniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-0388-9867
Iqra RaoDepartment of Community Medicine, King Edward Medical University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Mohammed GhazwaniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3555-4268
Umme HaniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4643-0922
Muhammad UmairCollege of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2035-686X
Imtiaz AhmadDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-0925-466X
Nadia RaiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
Maqsood AhmedDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
Kashif Ur Rehman KhanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3581-5600
Islamia University of Bahawalpur · PKKing Khalid University · SAKing Edward Medical University · PKShenzhen Technology University · CN

Funding

Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through Small Groups Project under grant number RGP.1/343/43
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study was designed to investigate the feasibility of incorporating the water-insoluble lipophilic drug Alprazolam (Alp) into solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) to offer the combined benefits of the quick onset of action along with the sustained release of the drug. Therefore, compritol-based alprazolam-loaded SLNs (Alp-SLNs) would provide early relief from anxiety and sleep disturbances and long-lasting control of symptoms in patients with depression, thereby enhancing patient compliance. The optimized Alp-SLNs analyzed by DLS and SEM showed consistent particle size of 92.9 nm with PI values and standard deviation of the measurements calculated at <0.3 and negative surface charge. These characteristic values demonstrate the desired level of homogeneity and good physical stability of Alp-SLNs. The SLNs had a good entrapment efficiency (89.4%) and high drug-loading capacity (77.9%). SEM analysis revealed the smooth spherical morphology of the SLNs. The physical condition of alprazolam and absence of interaction among formulation components in Alp-SLNs was confirmed by FTIR and DSC analyses. XRD analysis demonstrated the molecular dispersion of crystalline alprazolam in Alp-SLNs. The in vitro release study implied that the release of Alp from the optimized Alp-SLN formulation was sustained as compared to the Alp drug solution because Alp-SLNs exhibited sustained release of alprazolam over 24 h. Alp-SLNs are a promising candidate to achieve sustained release of the short-acting drug Alp, thereby reducing its dosing frequency and enhancing patient compliance.

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AlprazolamNanoparticlesDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CarriersHumansLipidsLiposomesParticle SizeAlprazolamDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CarriersLipid NanoparticlesLipidsLiposomesalprazolamcompritolhot melt encapsulationsolid lipid nanoparticlessustained release

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PMID36558027
PMCPMC9783086
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