DISSOLUTION ENHANECEMENT OF AN ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT BY SOLID DISPERSION

Purposes: To evaluate dissolution enhancement of IS, a poorly water-soluble drug, by PEG 6000-based solid dispersion and investigate mechanism of dissolution enhancement from the solid dispersion. Methods: Solid dispersion was prepared by melting method. Dissolution test was performed at pH 6.8. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to investigate the drug crystallinity as well as the interaction between drug and polymer. Results: Dissolution rate of IS from the solid dispersion was significantly increased at pH 6.8 as compared to the pure drug. Drug crystallinity was reduced. FTIR showed the interaction between polymer and IS in the solid dispersion. Conclusions: PEG 6000 was successfully used to increase the dissolution of IS. Moreover, mechanism of the dissolution enhancement was fully explained in the study. Key words: poorly water-soluble drug, dissolution, solid dispersion.