Review Article

Current Trends on Solid Dispersions: Past, Present, and Future

Table 10

In vivo studies with solid dispersion.

Drug nameCarrier usedMethod usedActivityReference

IIIM-290PVP K30Solvent evaporationAnticancer[88]
9-nitrocamptotheciSoluplus®Solvent evaporationAnticancer[97]
(−)-oleocanthal(+)-xylitolHot melt fusionAnticancer[106]
Zinc(II)-curcumin complexPVP K30Solvent evaporationAnticancer[84]
Selaginella doederleinii hieronPVP K30CoprecipitationAnticancer[107]
BenznidazoleLow substituted HPCSolvent evaporationAntichagasic[90]
Curcumin (CM)PVP K30CoprecipitationAntimicrobial[98]
Taurine-zinc complexPVP K30Spray dryingAntioxidant[108]
Triacetylated andrographolide (TA)Kollidon (VA64)Solvent evaporationAnti-inflammatory[109]
CurcuminPVP K30, poloxamer 188Solvent evaporationAnti-inflammatory[110]
AceclofenacCrospovidoneSolvent evaporationAnti-inflammatory[111]
CurcuminGelucire®50/13-aerosil®Hot melt fusionAnti-inflammatory[112]
CurcuminHPMC, lecithin and isomaltHot melt extrusionAnti-inflammatory[113]
IbuprofenPEG 8000Fusion methodAnti-inflammatory[114]
FlurbiprofenUrea and mannitolFusion methodAnti-inflammatory[115]
MeloxicamParacetamolCoprecipitationAnti-inflammatory[116]
Chelerythrine (CHE)PVP K30Solvent evaporationAnti-inflammatory[117]
CurcuminHPMCSolvent evaporationHepatoprotective[105]
NobiletinHPCSpray dryingHepatoprotective[118]
SilymarinPVP K30Solvent evaporationHepatoprotective[119]
RepaglinidePoloxamer 188Fusion methodAntihyperglycemic[120]
GlimepirideSoluplus1 and PEG 4000Solvent evaporationAntidiabetic[121]
PioglitazonePVP K17Spray dryingAntihyperglycemic[122]
Hecogenin acetateHPMCKneadingAntinociceptive[63]

PVP, polyvinylpyrrolidone; SD, solid dispersion; HPC, hydroxypropyl cellulose; CM, curcumin; CM/PVP SD, curcumin/polyvinylpyrrolidone solid dispersion; SOD, superoxide dismutase; PEG, polyethylene glycol; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor alpha; IL, interleukin; NO, nitric oxide; HPMC, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; and AST, aspartate aminotransferase.