ISSN : 2663-2187

FORMULATION AND IN-VITRO EVALUATON OF PITAVASTATIN SELF MICRO EMULSIFIED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS (SMEDDS) TO ENHANCE THE SOLUBILITY USING DIFFERENT OILS, SURFACTANTS AND COSURFACTANTS

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Mallikarjun Vasam, Uppuganti Abhilash Reddy
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.1.2024.486-504

Abstract

The current work aimed to formulate and evaluate (In-vitro) self-micro emulsified drug delivery (SMEDDS) of Pitavastatin using different oils, surfactants and co-surfactants to enhance the solubility of Pitavastatin which poorly water-soluble drug. Solubility studies were conducted in different oils, surfactants and co-surfactants to select oil, surfactant a co-surfactant for additional studies. L-SMEDDS have been converted into S-SMEDDS using silica gel at 1:1 ratio in China dish. Both L-SMEDDS and S-SMEDDS were characterized to assess the optimized formulations. Particle size analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and FTIR studies were performed to evaluate the physicochemical properties of S-SMEDDS and to assess the compatibility between drug with excipients which used in the formulations.

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