The objective of the present investigation was to enhance the solubility of practically
insoluble glipizide by preparing its nanoparticles. The glipizide nanoparticles were
prepared by anti-solvent precipitation method using various drug-to-stabilizers ratio.
The nanoparticles of glipizide were evaluated for particle size, zeta potential,
saturation solubility, and dissolution behavior. Glipizide nanoparticles showed
particle size of 425.6 nm and zeta potential of −16.2 mV. Saturation solubility of pure
glipizide and nanosuspension were 0.19±0.006mg/20ml and 4.3±0.18 mg/20ml
respectively, showing more than 22.63 times increase in solubility. Differential
scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed that crystalline state of glipizide remained
unchanged in glipizide nanosuspension. In glipizide nanosuspension, 59.57±0.63% of
the drug released within 10min and almost 100±0.2% within 60min, while micronized
suspension of glipizide showed only 8.91±0.58% release at the end of 5min and
18.21±0.25% release in 60 min. From the results, it was concluded that significant
enhancement in solubility of glipizide in phosphate buffer (pH 6.8) thus enhancement
in dissolution of it when formulated as drug nanoparticles.