THE LIQUISOLID TECHNIQUE: BASED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

Authors

  • Izhar Ahmed Syed Department of Pharmaceutics, SR College of Pharmacy, Ananthsagar, Hasanparthy- Warangal-506 371, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • E. Pavani Department of Pharmaceutics, SR College of Pharmacy, Ananthsagar, Hasanparthy- Warangal-506 371, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The “Liquisolid” technique is a novel and capable addition towards such an aims for solubility enhancement and dissolution improvement, thereby it increases the bioavailability. It contains liquid medications in powdered form. This technique is an efficient method for formulating water insoluble and water soluble drugs. This technique is based upon the admixture of drug loaded solutions with appropriate carrier and coating materials. The use of non-volatile solvent causes improved wettability and ensures molecular dispersion of drug in the formulation and leads to enhance solubility. By using hydrophobic carriers (non-volatile solvents) one can modify release (sustained release) of drugs by this technique. Liquisolid system is characterized by flow behavior, wettability, powder bed hydrophilicity, saturation solubility, drug content, differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform infra red spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, in-vitro release and in-vivo evaluation. By using this technique, solubility and dissolution rate can be improved, sustained drug delivery systems be developed for the water soluble drugs.

Keywords:

Liquisolids, carriers, coating materials, water in-soluble/ soluble drugs

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2012.040201

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“THE LIQUISOLID TECHNIQUE: BASED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM”. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 2012, pp. 88-96, https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2012.040201.

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“THE LIQUISOLID TECHNIQUE: BASED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM”. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 2012, pp. 88-96, https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2012.040201.