Table 6.
Summary of dissolution parameters of API and optimized HME S-SEDDS (mean ± SD; n = 6).
| Formulation | IDR | MDR | (minutes) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenofibrate (pure API) | 8.18 ± 0.181 | 8.445 ± 0.011 | 4.09 | 7.29 | 0.545 | 0.165 | 15 |
| Optimized formulation | 90.08 ± 0.13 | 99.15 ± 0.09 | 45.04 | 84.69 | 6.005 | 1.850 | N/A |
and - drug released in 15 and 60 min; and are dissolution efficiency at 15 and 60 min; IDR and MDR are the initial dissolution rate at 15 min and mean dissolution rate respectively: is time at which 90% drug release is achieved.