scholarly journals Physicochemical Properties of Poly-vinyl Polymers and Their Influence on Ketoprofen Amorphous Solid Dispersion Performance: A Polymer Selection Case Study

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emer Browne ◽  
Zelalem A. Worku ◽  
Anne Marie Healy
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Solid Dispersion ◽  
Amorphous Solid ◽  
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient ◽  
Vinyl Pyrrolidone ◽  
Amorphous Solid Dispersion ◽  
Vinyl Polymers ◽  
Solid State Stability

When developing an amorphous solid dispersion (ASD), a prudent choice of polymer is critical to several aspects of ASD performance including: processability, solid state stability and dissolution rate. However, there is little guidance available to formulators to aid judicious polymer selection and a “trial and error” approach is often taken. This study aims to facilitate rational polymer selection and formulation design by generating ASDs using a range of poly-vinyl polymers and ketoprofen as a model active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and evaluating several aspects of their performance. The molecular weight of the polymer and the ratio of vinyl pyrrolidone to vinyl acetate in the polymer were found to influence the relative humidity at which the relative humidity induced glass transition occurred, as well as the extent of ketoprofen supersaturation achieved during dynamic solubility testing. Interestingly, ASD tablets containing polymers with the vinyl pyrrolidone functional group exhibited higher tensile strengths than those without. This points towards the binder functionality of vinyl pyrrolidone. In conclusion, the physicochemical properties of poly-vinyl polymers greatly influence ketoprofen ASD performance and due regard should be paid to these properties in order to develop an ASD with the desired attributes.

scholarly journals Transmission Raman Spectroscopic Quantification of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient in Coated Tablets of Hot-Melt Extruded Amorphous Solid Dispersion

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Yemin Liu ◽  
Jayanth Doddi ◽  
Yanbing Zheng ◽  
Vivien Ho ◽  
Maurice Pheil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Solid Dispersion ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Amorphous Solid ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient ◽  
Amorphous Solid Dispersion ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Transmission Raman ◽  
Hot Melt

Transmission Raman spectroscopy is an emerging technique, capable of quantitative analysis of drug products nondestructively using a multivariate data analysis approach. We developed and validated a chemometric method to quantify the active pharmaceutical ingredient in coated tablets of hot-melt extruded amorphous solid dispersion. A partial least squares regression (PLSR) model was developed and validated based on transmission Raman spectra data collected from coated tablet samples with variations in the content of active pharmaceutical ingredient, excipients, water content, a key oxidative degradant, milled extrudate particle size distribution, and tablet hardness. The method was proven to be accurate, linear, specific, and robust. Our work demonstrates that transmission Raman spectroscopy (TRS) is a viable, cost-effective, secondary method to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for quantitation of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in coated tablets of hot-melt extruded amorphous solid dispersion.

Enhanced Bioavailability of a Poorly Soluble VR1 Antagonist Using an Amorphous Solid Dispersion Approach: A Case Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 981-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kennedy ◽  
Jack Hu ◽  
Ping Gao ◽  
Lan Li ◽  
Alana Ali-Reynolds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Dispersion ◽  
Amorphous Solid ◽  
Amorphous Solid Dispersion ◽  
Poorly Soluble

Impact of Drug-Polymer Interaction in Amorphous Solid Dispersion Aiming for the Supersaturation of Poorly Soluble Drug in Biorelevant Medium

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassiana Mendes ◽  
Rafael G. Andrzejewski ◽  
Juliana M. O. Pinto ◽  
Leice M. R. de Novais ◽  
Andersson Barison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Dispersion ◽  
Amorphous Solid ◽  
Amorphous Solid Dispersion ◽  
Poorly Soluble ◽  
Poorly Soluble Drug ◽  
Drug Polymer Interaction ◽  
Biorelevant Medium ◽  
Polymer Interaction

scholarly journals Amorphous Solid Dispersion Tablets Overcome Acalabrutinib pH Effect in Dogs

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
Deanna M. Mudie ◽  
Aaron M. Stewart ◽  
Jesus A. Rosales ◽  
Nishant Biswas ◽  
Molly S. Adam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Dispersion ◽  
Drug Exposure ◽  
Ph Effect ◽  
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose ◽  
Amorphous Solid ◽  
Gastric Ph ◽  
Patient Treatment ◽  
Oral Exposure ◽  
Amorphous Solid Dispersion ◽  
Plasma Drug

Calquence® (crystalline acalabrutinib), a commercially marketed tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), exhibits significantly reduced oral exposure when taken with acid-reducing agents (ARAs) due to the low solubility of the weakly basic drug at elevated gastric pH. These drug–drug interactions (DDIs) negatively impact patient treatment and quality of life due to the strict dosing regimens required. In this study, reduced plasma drug exposure at high gastric pH was overcome using a spray-dried amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) comprising 50% acalabrutinib and 50% hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS, H grade) formulated as an immediate-release (IR) tablet. ASD tablets achieved similar area under the plasma drug concentration–time curve (AUC) at low and high gastric pH and outperformed Calquence capsules 2.4-fold at high gastric pH in beagle dogs. In vitro multicompartment dissolution testing conducted a priori to the in vivo study successfully predicted the improved formulation performance. In addition, ASD tablets were 60% smaller than Calquence capsules and demonstrated good laboratory-scale manufacturability, physical stability, and chemical stability. ASD dosage forms are attractive for improving patient compliance and the efficacy of acalabrutinib and other weakly basic drugs that have pH-dependent absorption.

scholarly journals Drug-Rich Phases Induced by Amorphous Solid Dispersion: Arbitrary or Intentional Goal in Oral Drug Delivery?

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 889
Author(s):  
Kaijie Qian ◽  
Lorenzo Stella ◽  
David S. Jones ◽  
Gavin P. Andrews ◽  
Huachuan Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Dispersion ◽  
Oral Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Product ◽  
Amorphous Solid ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Nucleation Theory ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Classical Nucleation Theory ◽  
Oral Drug ◽  
Amorphous Solid Dispersion

Among many methods to mitigate the solubility limitations of drug compounds, amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) is considered to be one of the most promising strategies to enhance the dissolution and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. The enhancement of ASD in the oral absorption of drugs has been mainly attributed to the high apparent drug solubility during the dissolution. In the last decade, with the implementations of new knowledge and advanced analytical techniques, a drug-rich transient metastable phase was frequently highlighted within the supersaturation stage of the ASD dissolution. The extended drug absorption and bioavailability enhancement may be attributed to the metastability of such drug-rich phases. In this paper, we have reviewed (i) the possible theory behind the formation and stabilization of such metastable drug-rich phases, with a focus on non-classical nucleation; (ii) the additional benefits of the ASD-induced drug-rich phases for bioavailability enhancements. It is envisaged that a greater understanding of the non-classical nucleation theory and its application on the ASD design might accelerate the drug product development process in the future.

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