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Table 3 Promising therapeutic agents used in solid dispersion techniques [75, 76, 77, 78, 79]

From: Most promising solid dispersion technique of oral dispersible tablet

Sr. no

Agents

Examples

1

Analgesics

Aloxipirin, auranofin, azapropazone

2

Anthelmintics

Albendazole, bephenium hydroxynaphthoate, cambendazole

3

Anti-arrhythmic agents

Amiodarone, disopyramide, flecamide acetate

4

Anti-bacterial agents

Benethamine, penicillin, cinoxacin

5

Anti-coagulants

Dicoumarol, dipyridamole, nicoumalone

6

Anti-depressants

Amoxapine, ciclazindole, maprotiline

7

Anti-epileptic

Beclamide, carbamazepine, clonazepam, ethotoin

8

Anti-fungal

Amphotericin, butoconazole nitrate, clotrimazole, flucanazole

9

Anti-gout

Allopurinol, probenecid, sulphinpyrazone

10

Anti-hypertensive

Amlodipine, carvedilol, diltiazem, diazoxide, felodipine

11

Anti-malarials

Amodiaquine, chloroquine, chlorproguanil, halofantrine, mefloquine

12

Anti-migraine

Dihydroergotamine mesyiate, ergotamine tetrate, methysergide

13

Anti-neoplastic and immunosuppresant

Busulphan, chlorambucil, cyclosporin

14

Anti-protozoal

Benzindazole, decoquinate, diiodohydroxyquinoline

15

Anti-thyroid

Carbimazole, propylthioouracil

16

Anxiolytic, sedatives, hypnotics, and neuroleptics

Alprazolam, amyiobarbitone

17

Cardiac ionotropic

Amrinone, digitoxin, digoxin, lantoside C

18

Corticosteroids

Beclomethasone, betamethasone, budesonide, cortisone acetate

19

Diuretics

Acetazolamide, amiloride, bumetanide, chiorothiazide

20

Enzymes

All the enzymes

21

Anti-Parkinsonian

Bromocriptine mesylate, lysuride maleate

22

Gastro-intestinal

Bisacodyl, cimetidine, domperidone, famotidine

23

Histamine H-receptor antagonist

Acrivastine, astemizole, cinnarizine, cyclizine

24

Lipid regulating

Bezafibrate, clofibrate, fenofibrate, gemfibrozil

25

Local anesthetics

Lidocaine

26

Neuro-muscular

Pyridostigmine

27

Nitrates and other anti-anginal

Amyl nitrate, glyceryl trinitrate

28

Nutritional

Betacarotene, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin D, vita E

29

Opioid analgesics

Codeine, diamorphine, dihydrocodeine, meptazinol

30

Oral vaccines

Influenza, tuberculosis, hepatitis, polio, tetanus

31

Proteins and peptides

Insulin, glucagon, growth hormone

32

Stimulants

Amphetamine, dexamphetamine, dexfenfluramine, fenfluramine, pemoline