scholarly journals Engineering cocrystals of Paliperidone with enhanced solubility and dissolution characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-409
Author(s):  
Earle Radha-Rani ◽  
Gadela Venkata-Radha

In the present study, co-crystals (CCs) of Paliperidone (PPD) with coformers like benzoic acid (BA) and P-amino benzoic acid (PABA) were synthesized and characterized to improve the physicochemical properties and dissolution rate. CCs were prepared by the solvent evaporation (SE) technique and were compared with the products formed by neat grinding (NG) and liquid assisted grinding (LAG) in their enhancement of solubility. The formation of CCs was confirmed by the IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis methods. The saturation solubility studies indicate that the aqueous solubility of PPD-BA and PPD-PABA CCs was significantly improved to 1.343±0.162mg/ml and 1.964±0.452mg/ml, respectively, in comparison with the PPD solubility of 0.473mg/ml. This increase in solubility is 2.83-and 3.09-fold, respectively. PPD exhibited a poor dissolution of 37.8% in 60min, while the dissolution of the CCs improved tremendously to 96.07% and 89.65% in 60min. CCs of PPD with BA and PABA present a novel approach to overcome the solubility challenges of poorly water-soluble drug PPD.

2013 ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  

Purposes: To evaluate dissolution enhancement of IS, a poorly water-soluble drug, by PEG 6000-based solid dispersion and investigate mechanism of dissolution enhancement from the solid dispersion. Methods: Solid dispersion was prepared by melting method. Dissolution test was performed at pH 6.8. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to investigate the drug crystallinity as well as the interaction between drug and polymer. Results: Dissolution rate of IS from the solid dispersion was significantly increased at pH 6.8 as compared to the pure drug. Drug crystallinity was reduced. FTIR showed the interaction between polymer and IS in the solid dispersion. Conclusions: PEG 6000 was successfully used to increase the dissolution of IS. Moreover, mechanism of the dissolution enhancement was fully explained in the study. Key words: poorly water-soluble drug, dissolution, solid dispersion.


Author(s):  
Meka Lingam ◽  
Vobalaboina Venkateswarlu

The low aqueous solubility of celecoxib (CB) and thus its low bioavailability is a problem.    Thus, it is suggested to improve the solubility using cosolvency and solid dispersions techniques. Pure CB has solubility of 6.26±0.23µg/ml in water but increased solubility of CB was observed with increasing concentration of cosolvents like PEG 400, ethanol and propylene glycol. Highest solubility (791.06±15.57mg/ml) was observed with cosolvency technique containing the mixture of composition 10:80:10%v/v of water: PEG 400: ethanol. SDs with different polymers like PVP, PEG were prepared and subjected to physicochemical characterization using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), solubility and dissolution studies. These studies reveals that CB exists mainly in amorphous form in prepared solid dispersions of PVP, PEG4000 and PEG6000 further it can also be confirmed by solubility and dissolution rate studies. Solid dispersions of PV5 and PV9 have shown highest saturation solubility and dissolution rate


Author(s):  
Mahalaxmi K ◽  
Sailu Ch

The aim of study was to develop self-nanoemulsifying systems of poorly water-soluble drug repaglinide, which is an antidiabetic drug in the class of medications known as meglitinides. Solubility of repaglinide in oily phases and surfactants was determined to identify components of self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS). Surfactants and oil was selected based on solubility studies were further screened for their efficiency in formulation. Acrysol K 150, Kolliphor EL and Capmul MCM were selected as oil, surfactant and co-surfactant respectively. Formulation F8 was found to be optimized formulation on the basis of in vitro dissolution studies, particle size and zeta potential. The optimized formulation was then subjected to stability studies and was found to be stable after 6 months. Thus, SNEDDS were found to be influential in improving the release performance of repaglinide, indicating their potential to improve the solubility and oral bioavailability of repaglinide.  


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailendra Singh Solanki ◽  
Love Kumar Soni ◽  
Rajesh Kumar Maheshwari

In the present investigation, mixed-solvency approach has been applied for the enhancement of aqueous solubility of a poorly water- soluble drug, zaltoprofen (selected as a model drug), by making blends (keeping total concentrations 40% w/v, constant) of selected water-soluble substances from among the hydrotropes (urea, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, nicotinamide); water-soluble solids (PEG-4000, PEG-6000); and co-solvents (propylene glycol, glycerine, PEG-200, PEG-400, PEG-600). Aqueous solubility of drug in case of selected blends (12 blends) ranged from 9.091 ± 0.011 mg/ml–43.055 ± 0.14 mg/ml (as compared to the solubility in distilled water 0.072 ± 0.012 mg/ml). The enhancement in the solubility of drug in a mixed solvent containing 10% sodium citrate, 5% sodium benzoate and 25 % S cosolvent (25% S cosolvent contains PEG200, PEG 400, PEG600, Glycerine and Propylene glycol) was more than 600 fold. This proved a synergistic enhancement in solubility of a poorly water-soluble drug due to mixed cosolvent effect. Each solubilized product was characterized by ultraviolet and infrared techniques. Various properties of solution such as pH, viscosity, specific gravity and surface tension were studied. The developed formulation was studied for physical and chemical stability. This mixed solvency shall prove definitely a boon for pharmaceutical industries for the development of dosage form of poorly water soluble drugs.


Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 376
Author(s):  
Pattaraporn Panraksa ◽  
Pratchaya Tipduangta ◽  
Kittisak Jantanasakulwong ◽  
Pensak Jantrawut

The objective of the present study was to develop an orally disintegrating film (ODF) for a poorly water-soluble drug, phenytoin (PHT), using the cosolvent solubilization technique to achieve the amorphization of the drug, followed by the preparation of ODFs. Eleven formulations were prepared with different polymers, such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and high methoxyl pectin (HMP) by the solvent casting method. The prepared films were subjected to characterization for weight variations, thickness, surface pH, disintegration time and mechanical strength properties. Then, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction analysis and the drug release patterns of the selected films were evaluated. Among the prepared formulations, the formulation composed of 1% w/w of PVA, 0.04% w/w of sodium starch glycolate with polyethylene glycol 400, glycerin and water as cosolvents (PVA-S4) showed promising results. The physical appearance and mechanical strength properties were found to be good. The PVA-S4 film was clear and colorless with a smooth surface. The surface pH was found to be around 7.47 and the in vitro disintegration time was around 1.44 min. The drug content of the PVA-S4 film was 100.27%. X-ray diffractometry and thermal analysis confirmed the transition of phenytoin in the PVA-S4 film into a partially amorphous state during film preparation using the cosolvent solubilization approach. The resulting PVA-S4 film showed a higher dissolution rate in comparison to the film without a cosolvent. Overall, this study indicated the influence of cosolvents on enhancing the solubility of a poorly water-soluble drug and its film dissolution.


Nano LIFE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 1540005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Graham ◽  
Yonghong Yang ◽  
Aled D Roberts ◽  
Haifei Zhang

A high percentage of developed drug compounds are poorly soluble in water, which severely limits their applications. Nanotechnology has been used to address this issue. Here we describe a simple and versatile bottom-up approach for the preparation of drug nanostructures by surface solvent evaporation on aluminum surface and polymer-coated surface. Three poorly water soluble drug compounds, including griseofulvin (GF), curcumin and antimalarial compound SL-2-25 have been investigated as model compounds. The structures are mainly characterized by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) while the GF nanoparticles are also examined by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). A variety of structures including microassemblies composed of nanoparticles, nanospheres and nanofibers have been produced. A sonication method can be employed to produce aqueous nanoparticle suspension.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payal H. Patil ◽  
Veena S. Belgamwar ◽  
Pratibha R. Patil ◽  
Sanjay J. Surana

The objective of the present work was to enhance the solubility and dissolution of practically water-insoluble drug raloxifene HCl (RLX), for the same two approaches that were used. In the first approach, drug was kneaded with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), and in the second one drug was cogrinded with modified guar gum (MGG). The drug-cyclodextrin complex and drug-MGG cogrind mixtures were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction studies, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The solubility and dissolution study reveals that solubility and dissolution rate of RLX remarkably increased in both methods. It was concluded that the prepared inclusion complex showed a remarkable increase in solubility and dissolution of poorly water-soluble drug raloxifene. In the cogrinding mixture, a natural modified gum is used as a surfactant and enhances the solubility and dissolution of RLX without requiring addition of organic solvent or high temperature for its preparation; thus, process is less cumbersome and cost effective. But when both methods were compared; HPβCD complexation method showed significant enhancement of drug solubility.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipti Srivastava ◽  
Zeeshan Fatima ◽  
Chanchal D. Kaur ◽  
Sachin L. Tulsankar ◽  
Sanap S. Nashik ◽  
...  

Background: The present study reports the formation of a cocrystal of candesartan with the coformer methyl paraben, its characterization and determination of its bioavailability. Candesartan is a poorly water-soluble drug having an anti-hypertensive activity. The recent patents on the cocrystals of the drugs Progesterone (US9982007B2), Epalrestat (EP2326632B1), Gefitinib (WO2015170345A1), and Valsartan (CN102702118B) for enhancement of solubility, helped in selection of the drug for this work. Methods: Candesartan cocrystal was prepared by solution crystallization method. The formation of a new crystalline phase was characterized by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD) studies. Saturation solubility studies were carried out in ethanol: water (50:50 % v/v) mixture. The dissolution studies were conducted in 900 ml of phosphate buffer at pH 7.4(I.P.) with 0.7% w/w of Tween 20 at 50 rpm, maintained at a temperature of 37±0.5°C in a USP type II dissolution apparatus. The pharmacokinetic behavior of candesartan and its cocrystal was thereof investigated in male Wistar rats. Results: There was 6.94 fold enhancement in the solubility of candesartan after its cocrystallization. The dissolution profile of the cocrystal exhibited significant improvement in solubility at 60 and 120 minutes and it remained stable in ethanol: water (50:50%v/v) mixture for 48 h as confirmed by PXRD studies. The AUC0-24of the cocrystal was found to be increased by 2.9 fold in terms of bioavailability as compared to the pure drug. Conclusion: The prepared cocrystal was found to be relatively more soluble than the pure drug and also showed an enhanced oral bioavailability as compared to the pure drug.


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