Formulation and evaluation of cyclodextrin-based drug delivery system for oral application of zaleplon

Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders affecting about 30% of adult population, while its
prevalence is even higher among elderly and psychiatric patients. Pharmacological properties makes zaleplon the drug
of choice for the short term treatment of insomnia, but its low aqueous solubility and intensive metabolism in liver are
reducing its oral bioavailability to only 30%. Therefore, th…