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. 2020 Nov 18;27(1):1625–1643. doi: 10.1080/10717544.2020.1846638

Table 1.

Marketed solid dispersion formulations.

S. no. Drug Class Method Carrier Manufacturer Trade name Dosage form Year approval USFDA orange book application number Status
1 Nabilone Anti cancer Solvent evaporation PVP Valeant Cesamet® Capsule FDA (1985) N018677 Prescription
2 Itraconazole Anti fungal Fluid bed bead layering HPMC Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. Sporanox® Capsule FDA (1992) N020083 Prescription
3 Tacrolimus Organ transplantation Kneading, drying HPMC Astellas Prograf Capsules FDA/MHRA (1994) N050708 Prescription
4 Verapamil Anti hypertensive Hot melt extrusion HPMC/HPC Abbot Isoptin SR Tablets FDA (1987) N018593 Withdrawn
5 Troglitazone Anti diabetic Hot melt extrusion HPMC Pfizer Rezulin® Tablets FDA (1997) N020720 Withdrawn
6 Rosuvastatin Anti hyperlipidemic Spray drying HPMC Astra Zeneca Crestor® Tablets 2002 (FDA)
2004 (EMA)
N021366 Prescription
7 Duloxetine Depression NA HPMCAS Eli Lilly Cymbalta Capsule FDA (2004) N021427 Prescription
8 Lopinavir/Ritonavir AIDS Melt extrusion PVP Abb Vie Kaletra Tablets EMA (2001)
FDA (2005)
N021906 Prescription
9 Vildagliptin/Metformin HCl Anti diabetic Melt extrusion HPC Novartis Eucreas/Galvusmet Tablets EMA (2007) NA NA
10 Fenofibrate Hyperlipidemia Spray melt PEG6000
Poloxamer 188
Santorus
Veloxis
Fenoglide Tablets FDA (2010) N022118 Prescription
11 Etravirine AIDS HME HPMC J & J Intelence Tablets FDA/EMA (2008) N022187 Prescription
12 Tolvaptan Hyponatremia Granulation NA Otsuka Samsca Tablets FDA/EMA (2009) N022275 Prescription
13 Itraconazole Onychomycosis Hot melt extrusion HPMC Merz Onmel Tablets FDA (2010) N022484 Prescription
14 Everolimus Organ transplantation Co-precipitation HPMC Novartis Certican/Zortress Tablets FDA/EMA (2010) N021560 Prescription
15 Ritonavir AIDS HME PVP Abbvie Norvir Tablets EMA(2009)
FDA (2010)
N022417 Prescription
16 Vemurafenib Cancer Co-precipitation HPMCAS Roche Zelboraf Tablets FDA (2011)
EMA (2012)
N202429 Prescription
17 Telaprevir Hepatitis Spray drying HPMCAS Vertex Incivek Tablets EMA/FDA (2011) N201917 Withdrawn
18 Itraconazole Fungal infection Spray drying HPMCP Mayne Lozanoc Capsules NA NA NA
19 Ivacaftor Cystic fibrosis Spray drying HPMC-AS Vertex Kalydeco Tablet EMA/FDA (2012) N203188 Prescription
20 Tacrolimus Organ transplantation Wet granulation HPMC Astellas Advagraf/Astagraf XL Capsules FDA 2012 N204096 Prescription
21 Posaconazole Fungal infection HME HPMCAS Merck Noxafil Tablet FDA (2013)
EMA (2014)
N205053 Prescription
22 Etravirine AIDS Spray drying HPMC Tibotec Intelence Tablet FDA 2008 N022187 Prescription
23 Regorafenib Cancer NA Povidone K25 Bayer Stivarga Tablet FDA 2012 N203085 Prescription
24 Silibinin NA Spray drying Lecithin Tianjin Tasly Shuilinjia Capsule NA NA NA
25 Everolimus Immunosuppressant Spray drying HPMC Novartis Votubia Tablet EMA/FDA (2010) NA NA
26 Nilvadipine Hypertension Spray drying HPMC Fujisawa Nivadil Tablet NA NA NA
27 Griseofulvin Fungal infection Melt extrusion PEG6000 Pedinol Gris-PEG Tablet 1982 N050475 Prescription
28 Florfenicol   NA Enteric cellulose Hebei Huaqiang Flofenicol Powder NA NA NA
29 Ivacaftor; Lumacaftor Cystic fibrosis Spray drying HPMCAS/SLS Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Orkambi Tablet 2015 N206038 Prescription