Electrosprayed Microparticulate Solid Dispersions Composed of Multiple Components

2014 ◽  
Vol 513-517 ◽  
pp. 259-264
Author(s):  
Wei Qian ◽  
Deng Guang Yu ◽  
Lu Wang ◽  
Shuo Lei Li ◽  
Yi Fan Wang ◽  
...  

An electrospraying process was developed for fabricating a new type of microparticulate third generation solid dispersions (SDs) composed of multiple components with ferulic acid (FA) as a model active pharmaceutical ingredient. The spraying fluids were the co-dissolving solutions of FA, polyvinylpyrrolidone K25 (PVP K25) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in 95% ethanol aqueous solutions. Field emission scanning electron microscopic observations showed that the microparticles had an average size of 1.47 ± 0.75 μm. Results from the differential scanning calorimetry analyses suggested that FA and SDS were distributed in the polymer matrix in an amorphous status owing to the compatibility among components resulted from the second-order interactions, as verified by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectra.In vitrodissolution tests demonstrated that the microparticulate SDs could release all the contained FA within 1 minute, extremely faster than the raw FA particles. It can be concluded that electrospraying is a useful tool for creating new generation SDs composed of multiple components for enhancing the rapid dissolution of poorly soluble drugs.

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Szafraniec-Szczęsny ◽  
Agata Antosik-Rogóż ◽  
Justyna Knapik-Kowalczuk ◽  
Mateusz Kurek ◽  
Ewa Szefer ◽  
...  

The formation of solid dispersions with the amorphous drug dispersed in the polymeric matrix improves the dissolution characteristics of poorly soluble drugs. Although they provide an improved absorption after oral administration, the recrystallization, which can occur upon absorption of moisture or during solidification and other formulation stages, serves as a major challenge. This work aims at understanding the amorphization-recrystallization changes of bicalutamide. Amorphous solid dispersions with poly(vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate) (PVP/VA) were obtained by either ball milling or spray drying. The applied processes led to drug amorphization as confirmed using X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. Due to a high propensity towards mechanical activation, the changes of the crystal structure of physical blends of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and polymer upon pressure were also examined. The compression led to drug amorphization or transition from form I to form II polymorph, depending on the composition and applied force. The formation of hydrogen bonds confirmed using infrared spectroscopy and high miscibility of drug and polymer determined using non-isothermal dielectric measurements contributed to the high stability of amorphous solid dispersions. They exhibited improved wettability and dissolution enhanced by 2.5- to 11-fold in comparison with the crystalline drug. The drug remained amorphous upon compression when the content of PVP/VA in solid dispersions exceeded 20% or 33%, in the case of spray-dried and milled systems, respectively.


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Monschke ◽  
Karl G. Wagner

Amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) have been proven to increase the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs. It is desirable that the ASD provide a rapid dissolution rate and a sufficient stabilization of the generated supersaturation. In many cases, one polymer alone is not able to provide both features, which raises a need for reasonable polymer combinations. In this study we aimed to generate a rapidly dissolving ASD using the hydrophilic polymer polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) combined with a suitable precipitation inhibitor. Initially, PVA and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) were screened for their precipitation inhibitory potential for celecoxib in solution. The generated supersaturation in presence of PVA or HPMCAS was further characterized using dynamic light scattering. Binary ASDs of either PVA or HPMCAS (at 10% and 20% drug load) were prepared by hot-melt extrusion and solid-state analytics were conducted using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The non-sink dissolution studies of the binary ASDs revealed a high dissolution rate for the PVA ASDs with subsequent precipitation and for the HPMCAS ASDs a suppressed dissolution. In order to utilize the unexploited potential of the binary ASDs, the PVA ASDs were combined with HPMCAS either predissolved or added as powder and also formulated as ternary ASD. We successfully generated a solid formulation consisting of the powdered PVA ASD and HPMCAS powder, which was superior in monophasic non-sink dissolution and biorelevant biphasic dissolution studies compared to the binary and ternary ASDs.


2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balázs Farkas ◽  
Attila Balogh ◽  
Attila Farkas ◽  
András Domokos ◽  
Enikő Borbás ◽  
...  

Novel medicated straws were developed based on drug-loaded electrospun fibers prepared by direct current electrospinning (DCES) and high-speed electrospinning (HSES) of scaled-up productivity. Good quality micro- and nanofibers were electrospun using both techniques despite the multiple times higher throughput rate of HSES based on the scanning electron microscopic imaging (SEM). Solid state analyses revealed that the poorly soluble model drug carvedilol (CAR) was dispersed in an amorphous form in the electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPK30) fibers. In vitro dissolution studies revealed ultrafast drug release from the prepared fibrous formulations inserted into plastic straws. Based on the results the developed drug delivery system is suitable for storing the formulation in a solid dosage form and in situ turning it into liquid form when administered.


Author(s):  
Venu Madhav K ◽  
Somnath De ◽  
Chandra Shekar Bonagiri ◽  
Sridhar Babu Gummadi

Fenofibrate (FN) is used in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. It shows poor dissolution and poor oral bioavailability after oral administration due to high liphophilicity and low aqueous solubility. Hence, solid dispersions (SDs) of FN (FN-SDs) were develop that might enhance the dissolution and subsequently oral bioavailability. FN-SDs were prepared by solvent casting method using different carriers (PEG 4000, PEG 6000, β cyclodextrin and HP β cyclodextrin) in different proportions (0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1% w/v). FN-SDs were evaluated solubility, assay and in vitro release studies for the optimization of SD formulation. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was performed for crystalline and morphology analysis, respectively. Further, optimized FN-SD formulation evaluated for pharmacokinetic performance in Wistar rats, in vivo in comparison with FN suspension.  From the results, FN-SD3 and FN-SD6 have showed 102.9 ±1.3% and 105.5±3.1% drug release, respectively in 2 h. DSC and PXRD studies revealed that conversion of crystalline to amorphous nature of FN from FT-SD formulation. SEM studies revealed the change in the orientation of FN when incorporated in SDs. The oral bioavailability FN-SD3 and FN-SD6 formulations exhibited 2.5-folds and 3.1-folds improvement when compared to FN suspension as control. Overall, SD of FN could be considered as an alternative dosage form for the enhancement of oral delivery of poorly water-soluble FN.


Author(s):  
Samer K. Ali ◽  
Eman B. H. Al-Khedairy

            Atorvastatin (ATR) is poorly soluble anti-hyperlipidemic drug; it belongs to the class II group according to the biopharmaceutical classification system (BCS) with low bioavailability due to its low solubility. Solid dispersions adsorbate is an effective technique for enhancing the solubility and dissolution of poorly soluble drugs.           The present study aims to enhance the solubility and dissolution rate of ATR using solid dispersion adsorption technique in comparison with ordinary solid dispersion. polyethylene glycol 4000 (PEG 4000), polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG 6000), Poloxamer188 and Poloxamer 407were used as hydrophilic carriers and Aerosil 200, Aerosil 300 and magnesium aluminium silicate (MAS) as adsorbents.            All solid dispersion adsorbate (SDA) formulas  were prepared in ratios of 1:1:1  (drug: carrier: adsorbent) and evaluated for their water solubility, percentage yield, drug content,  , dissolution, crystal structure using  X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)  studies and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) for determination the drug-carrier- adsorbate interaction.                The prepared (SDA) showed significant improvement of drug solubility in all prepared formula. Best result was obtained with formula SDA12(ATR :Poloxamer407 : MAS 1:1:1) that showed 8.07 and 5.38  fold increase in solubility compared to  solubility of pure ATR and  solid dispersion(SD4) (Atorvastatin: Poloxamer 407 1:1) respectively due to increased wettability and reduced crystallinity of the drug which leads to improve drug solubility  and  dissolution .


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahbubur Rahman ◽  
Stephanie Ahmad ◽  
James Tarabokija ◽  
Nathaniel Parker ◽  
Ecevit Bilgili

This study aimed to elucidate the impact of a common anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), along with hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and Soluplus (Sol) on the release of griseofulvin (GF), a poorly soluble drug, from amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs). Solutions of 2.5% GF and 2.5%–12.5% HPC/Sol with 0.125% SDS/without SDS were prepared in acetone–water and spray-dried. The solid-state characterization of the ASDs suggests that GF–Sol had better miscibility and stronger interactions than GF–HPC and formed XRPD-amorphous GF, whereas HPC-based ASDs, especially the ones with a lower HPC loading, had crystalline GF. The dissolution tests show that without SDS, ASDs provided limited GF supersaturation (max. 250%) due to poor wettability of Sol-based ASDs and extensive GF recrystallization in HPC-based ASDs (max. 50%). Sol-based ASDs with SDS exhibited a dramatic increase in supersaturation (max. 570%), especially at a higher Sol loading, whereas HPC-based ASDs with SDS did not. SDS did not interfere with Sol’s ability to inhibit GF recrystallization, as confirmed by the precipitation from the supersaturated state and PLM imaging. The favorable use of SDS in a ternary ASD was attributed to both the wettability enhancement and its inability to promote GF recrystallization when used as a minor component along with Sol.


Author(s):  
ALPANA KULKARNI ◽  
SWAPNIL SHETE ◽  
VISHAL HOL ◽  
RITESH BACHHAV

Objective: Telmisartan (TEL), commonly used antihypertensive, is poorly soluble in water and has limited and variable bioavailability. Commercially, TEL is available as a single drug and in combination with hydrochlorothiazide (HYZ). Researchers have developed cocrystals of TEL with coformers, namely, oxalic acid, glutaric acid, and saccharin. An attempt was made to prepare the cocrystals of TEL with HYZ, an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) itself so that both the APIs are available in a single tablet. The present study was aimed at enhancement in solubility of TEL by formation of its cocrystals. Methods: The cocrystals of TEL with HYZ, in different stoichiometric ratios (1:0.5, 1:1, and 1:2), were prepared by solvent coevaporation and liquid-assisted grinding methods. The cocrystals, consisting of TEL:HYZ (in 1:0.5 ratio and 1:1 ratio), depicted maximum yield, drug content, saturation solubility, and flow properties. These cocrystals were characterized by X-ray analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. Results: The crystal structure of TEL-HYX revealed that it was a cocrystal, since no proton was transferred between the TEL and HYZ molecules. It was predicted that two molecules are associated through a hydrogen bond between an acidic group of TEL and sulfonamido group of HYZ. The cocrystallization improved the solubility of TEL 7 times. In vitro release rate of tablets of cocrystals was higher than that of marketed TEL tablets. HYZ has a potential to form the cocrystals of TEL. Conclusion: The objective of improvement in the solubility of TEL was successfully achieved by the formation of cocrystals of TEL: HYZ.


2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Adeli

ABSTRACT Azithromycin is a water-insoluble drug, with a very low bioavailability. In order to increase the solubility and dissolution rate, and consequently increase the bioavailability of poorly-soluble drugs (such as azithromycin), various techniques can be applied. One of such techniques is "solid dispersion". This technique is frequently used to improve the dissolution rate of poorly water-soluble compounds. Owing to its low solubility and dissolution rate, azithromycin does not have a suitable bioavailability. Therefore, the main purpose of this investigation was to increase the solubility and dissolution rate of azithromycin by preparing its solid dispersion, using different Polyethylene glycols (PEG). Preparations of solid dispersions and physical mixtures of azithromycin were made using PEG 4000, 6000, 8000, 12000 and 20000 in various ratios, based on the solvent evaporation method. From the studied drug release profile, it was discovered that the dissolution rate of the physical mixture, as the well as the solid dispersions, were higher than those of the drug alone. There was no chemical incompatibility between the drug and polymer from the observed Infrared (IR) spectra. Drug-polymer interactions were also investigated using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD) and Scanning Election Microscopy (SEM). In conclusion, the dissolution rate and solubility of azithromycin were found to improve significantly, using hydrophilic carriers, especially PEG 6000.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
D. V. Demchenko ◽  
E. A. Jain (Korsakova) ◽  
V. Yu. Balabanyan ◽  
M. N. Makarova ◽  
V. G. Makarov

Introduction. 1-[2-(2-benzoylphenoxy)ethyl]-6-methyluracil is a substance of scientific interest intended for the treatment of HIV-infection. However, its low bioavailability is a major limitation in successful drug delivery by oral route. Therefore, the objective of the present work was to enhance itssolubility by using solid dispersion technique followed by the development of a solid dosage form.Aim. Development of the composition and technology of tablets based on 1- [2-(2-benzoylphenoxy)ethyl]-6-methyluracil with the appropriate technological properties providing the most complete release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in vitro.Materials and methods. The pharmaceutical substance 1-[2-(2-benzoylphenoxy) ethyl]-6-methyluracil is a crystalline powder with poor solubility. Solid dispersions were prepared using Lactose, Kollidon® 17PF, Kollidon® 30, Kollidon® VA64, Kollidon 90F, and PEG-6000 as a carrier mostly in 1:4 ratio by two methods – co-melting and solvent evaporation. The technological properties of substance, tablet masses and tablet quality were determined according to the methods described in the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation (14th edition).Results and discussion. Article shows the results of development of the composition and technology of a medicine in the form of tablets based on the substance 1-[2-(2-benzoylphenoxy)ethyl]-6-methyluracil. Solid dispersion technique was used to improve the biopharmaceutical properties of 1-[2-(2-benzoylphenoxy)ethyl]-6-methyluracil.Conclusion. In vitro dissolution studies showed enhanced dissolution rate of the drug-loaded solid dispersion with Kollidon 17PF as a carrier as compared to pure drug.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-269
Author(s):  
Rada Santosh Kumar ◽  
T. Naga Satya Yagnesh

In solid dosage forms, fast dissolving tablets has proven the best way for ease of administration for the pediatrics and geriatric patients. The current study involves in the evaluation of starch glutarate as a superdintegrant in the formulation of fast dissolving tablets of poorly soluble drugs employing 23factorial design. Starch glutarate was synthesized by esterification process. The synthesized starch glutarate was subjected to physical and micromeritic evaluation. To establish as starch glutarate as a superdisintegrant, fast dissolving tablet of aceclofenac was prepared employing starch glutarate in different proportions in each case by direct compression method employing 23 factorial design. All fast dissolving tablets prepared were evaluated for drug content, hardness, friability, disintegration time and other dissolution characteristics like percent dissolved in 5 min (PD5), Dissolution efficiency in 5 min (DE5%) and first order rate constant (K1). The starch glutarate prepared was found to be fine, free flowing amorphous powder. Starch glutarate exhibited good swelling in water. Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) and Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) study indicated the absence of interaction between aceclofenac and starch glutarate. All the fast dissolving tablets formulated employing starch glutarate were of good quality with regard to drug content (100±5%), hardness (3.6–4 kg/sq. cm), and friability (0.12-0.15%). The optimized formulation F8 has the least disintegration time i.e., 30±0.02s. The in vitro wetting time was less (i.e., 90s) in optimized formulation F8. The cumulative drug dissolved in the optimized formulation F8 was found to be 99.15±0.56% in 15 min. Starch glutarate was found to be a superdisintegrant which enhanced the dissolution efficiency when combined with crospovidone, croscarmellose sodium, with the aceclofenac and hence it could be used in the formulation of fast dissolving tablets to provide immediate release of the contained drug within 15 minutes. Keywords: Fast dissolving, Superdisintegrant, Starch glutarate, Dissolution efficiency.


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