Esfandi, E., Ramezani, V., Vatanara, A., Najafabadi, A., Hadipour Moghaddam, S. (2014). Clarithromycin Dissolution Enhancement by preparation of Aqueous Nanosuspensions Using Sonoprecipitation Technique. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 13(3), 809-818. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2014.1530
Es'hagh Esfandi; Vahid Ramezani; Alireza Vatanara; Abdolhossein Rouholamini Najafabadi; Seyyed Pouya Hadipour Moghaddam. "Clarithromycin Dissolution Enhancement by preparation of Aqueous Nanosuspensions Using Sonoprecipitation Technique". Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 13, 3, 2014, 809-818. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2014.1530
Esfandi, E., Ramezani, V., Vatanara, A., Najafabadi, A., Hadipour Moghaddam, S. (2014). 'Clarithromycin Dissolution Enhancement by preparation of Aqueous Nanosuspensions Using Sonoprecipitation Technique', Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 13(3), pp. 809-818. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2014.1530
Esfandi, E., Ramezani, V., Vatanara, A., Najafabadi, A., Hadipour Moghaddam, S. Clarithromycin Dissolution Enhancement by preparation of Aqueous Nanosuspensions Using Sonoprecipitation Technique. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2014; 13(3): 809-818. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2014.1530
Clarithromycin Dissolution Enhancement by preparation of Aqueous Nanosuspensions Using Sonoprecipitation Technique
1Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
2Aerosol Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Clarithromycin (CLM) is a member of macrolide family with broad spectrum antibiotic activity. It is practically insoluble in water and its poor solubility is pH dependent. In this study, series of nanosuspensions containing CLM and stabilizer such as HPMC, NaCMC, polysorbate 80, poloxamer 188 and polyvinyl alcohol in various ratios were prepared using sonoprecipitation method. Briefly, CLM was dissolved in acid solution and the pH of solution was raised under sonication and the effects of different stabilizers on particle size of nanoparticles were evaluated. Characterization of nanoparticles in terms of size, polydispersity index, zeta potential, differential scanning calorimetery and dissolution studies was performed. Antimicrobial activity of CLM nanosuspension was compared with coarse powder by using an agar well diffusion method. The results showed that HPMC was more efficient in size reduction of particles and presence of HPMC E5 with ratio of 3:5 to CLM in formulation led to develop the stable nanosuspension with particle size of 340 nm. The obtained nanosuspension successfully showed enhanced dissolution rate and antimicrobial activity.
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