Preparation and evaluation of silibinin solid dispersions in vitro / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective: To prepare silibinin solid dispersion and measure its dissolution in vitro .Methods: Silibinin solid dispersions were obtained with urea, PVP and poloxamer188 as carriers by melting and coevaporation methods. Differential thermal analysis and powder X ray diffraction were used to determine the status of drug in carriers, and the dissolution characteristics in vitro were studied in simulated gastric juice. Results: In PVP silibinin solid dispersions drug was amorphous; in poloxamer188 silibinin solid dispersions, drug existed as fine crystal, while in urea silibinin solid dispersions most of silibinin existed as crystal, only a little as molecule. Poloxamer188 was the better carrier in improving the solution and dissolution rate of the drug. Conclusion: Poloxamer188 is a very useful carrier in improving the solubility and dissolution of silibinin. [