Research Article

Solubility Enhancement of a Poorly Water-Soluble Drug Using Hydrotropy and Mixed Hydrotropy-Based Solid Dispersion Techniques

Table 5

The results of equilibrium solubility of rosuvastatin calcium in a mixture of three hydrotropic agents of different ratios with a total concentration of 40%.

CombinationTotal concentration (%W/V)Individual concentration (%W/V)Solubility, mg/mlSolubility enhancement ratio

SS : SB : M4013.33373.81 ± 1.49172.722
SS : SB : C4013.33347.86 ± 1.43112.005
SS : SB : U4013.333191.94 ± 38.63449.137
SS : SB : U4020 : 10 : 10100.6 ± 12.7235.414
SS : SB : U4020 : 15 : 05128.77 ± 4.02301.328
SS : SB : U4020 : 05 : 1589.87 ± 5.18210.314
SS : SB : U4010 : 15 : 1585.58 ± 1.74200.265

Each hydrotropic agent 13.333. The data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3).