Enhanced dissolution of celecoxib by supersaturating self-emulsifying drug delivery system (S-SEDDS) formulation.

A supersaturating self-emulsifying drug delivery system (S-SEDDS) was prepared and evaluated for enhanced dissolution of celecoxib (CXB), a poorly water-soluble drug. The selected CXB-dissolved SEDDS formulation consisting 10 % Capryol 90 (oil), 45 % Tween 20 (surfactant), and 45 % Tetraglycol (cosurfactant) had the characteristics of small droplet size and great solubility as 208 nm and 556.7 mg/mL in average, respectively. CXB dissolution from SEDDS in simulated gastric fluid was increased to about 20 % for the initial period of 5 min, but decreased to a half level as time elapsed. Thus, precipitation inhibitors were screened to stabilize the supersaturation. The stabilizing effect of Soluplus, an amphiphilic copolymer, was concentration-dependent, revealing the greatest dissolution of approximately 90 % level with delayed drug crystallization by the addition of the copolymer. CXB dissolution from S-SEDDS was pH-independent. We concluded that S-SEDDS formulation would be very useful in the future for developing oral delivery product of poorly water-soluble drugs.

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Woo Heon Song, Jong Hyeok Park, Dong Woo Yeom, Byeong Kil Ahn, Kyung Min Lee, Sang Gon Lee, Hye Seung Woo, Young Wook Choi. Enhanced dissolution of celecoxib by supersaturating self-emulsifying drug delivery system (S-SEDDS) formulation. Archives of pharmacal research. 2013 Jan;36(1):69-78

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