Research Article

Stability-Enhanced Ternary Solid Dispersions of Glyburide: Effect of Preparation Method on Physicochemical Properties

Table 6

Flowability and compressibility index of the untreated drug as well as prepared formulations.

Formulation codeCompressibility index (%)
(Carr’s index)
Hausner ratioType of flow

Glyburide37.94 ± 0.071.54 ± 0.09Very poor
PM332.94 ± 0.081.49 ± 0.0Very poor
F127.14 ± 0.181.37 ± 0.0Poor
F230.06 ± 0.681.42 ± 0.0Poor
F329.54 ± 0.651.41 ± 0.1Poor
SE124.75 ± 0.091.33 ± 0.1Passable
SE224.36 ± 0.171.32 ± 0.0Passable
SE323.01 ± 0.091.32 ± 0.1Passable

Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Statistically different at the significance level of 0.05 (compared to glyburide).