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Nanosuspension of efavirenz for improved oral bioavailability: formulation optimization, in vitro, in situ and in vivo evaluation.
Patel, Greeshma V; Patel, Vaibhav B; Pathak, Abhishek; Rajput, Sadhana J.
Afiliación
  • Patel GV; Quality Assurance Laboratory, Centre of Relevance and Excellence in Novel Drug Delivery System and.
Drug Dev Ind Pharm ; 40(1): 80-91, 2014 Jan.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23323843
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Nanosuspensions (NSs) of poorly water-soluble drugs are known to increase the oral bioavailability.

OBJECTIVES:

The purpose of this study was to develop NS of efavirenz (EFV) and to investigate its potential in enhancing the oral bioavailability of EFV. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

EFV NS was prepared using the media milling technique. The Box-Behnken design was used for optimization of the factors affecting EFV NS. Sodium lauryl sulfate and PVP K30 were used to stabilize the NS. Freeze-dried NS was completely re-dispersed with double-distilled filtered water.

RESULTS:

Mean particle size and zeta potential of the optimized NS were found to be 320.4 ± 3.62 nm and -32.8 ± 0.4 mV, respectively. X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetric analysis indicated no phase transitions. Rate and extent of drug dissolution in the dissolution medium for NS was significantly higher compared to marketed formulation. The parallel artificial membrane permeability assay revealed that NS successfully enhanced the permeation of EFV. Results of in situ absorption studies showed a significant difference in absorption parameters such as Ka, t1/2 and uptake percentages between lyophilized NS and marketed formulation of EFV. Oral bioavailability of EFV in rabbits resulting from NS was increased by 2.19-fold compared to the marketed formulation.

CONCLUSION:

Thus, it can be concluded that NS formulation of EFV can provide improved oral bioavailability due to enhanced solubility, dissolution velocity, permeability and hence absorption.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Inhibidores de la Transcriptasa Inversa / Benzoxazinas / Excipientes / Nanopartículas Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Drug Dev Ind Pharm Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Inhibidores de la Transcriptasa Inversa / Benzoxazinas / Excipientes / Nanopartículas Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Drug Dev Ind Pharm Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article