UREA BASED INCLUSION COMPOUNDS OF CEFIXIME TRIHYDRATE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Cefixime Trihydrate (Poorly water soluble drug), when prepared as solid dispersion showed improved solubility and dissolution. So the main purpose of this investigation was to increase the solubility and dissolution rate of Cefixime Trihydrate by the preparation of its solid dispersion with urea using solvent evaporation method. Physical mixtures and solid dispersions of Cefixime Trihydrate were prepared by using urea as water-soluble carrier in various proportions (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:6, 1:7 by weight), by employing solvent evaporation method. The drug release profile was studied and it was found that the dissolution rate and the dissolution parameters of the drug from the physical mixture as well as solid dispersion were higher than those of the intact drug. FT- IR spectra revealed no chemical incompatibility between drug and urea. Drugpolymer interactions were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD).

Author(s): S. C. ARORA, P.K. SHARMA, RAGHUVEER IRCHHAIYA, ANURAG KHATKAR, NEERAJ SINGH AND JAGBIR GAGORIA

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