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Zografi G, Newman A, Shalaev E. Structural Features of the Glassy State and Their Impact on the Solid-State Properties of Organic Molecules in Pharmaceutical Systems. J Pharm Sci 2024:S0022-3549(24)00186-2. [PMID: 38768756 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2024.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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This paper reviews the structure and properties of amorphous active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), including small molecules and proteins, in the glassy state (below the glass transition temperature, Tg). Amorphous materials in the neat state and formulated with excipients as miscible amorphous mixtures are included, and the role of absorbed water in affecting glass structure and stability has also been considered. We defined the term "structure" to indicate the way the various molecules in a glass interact with each other and form distinctive molecular arrangements as regions or domains of varying number of molecules, molecular packing, and density. Evidence is presented to suggest that such systems generally exist as heterogeneous structures made up of high-density domains surrounded by a lower density arrangement of molecules, termed the microstructure. It has been shown that the method of preparation and the time frame for handling and storage can give rise to variable glass structures and varying physical properties. Throughout this paper, examples are given of theoretical, computer simulation, and experimental studies which focus on the nature of intermolecular interactions, the size of heterogeneous higher density domains, and the impact of such systems on the relative physical and chemical stability of pharmaceutical systems.
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- George Zografi
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Seventh Street Development Group LLC, Kure Beach, NC, United States.
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Janssen PH, Bisharat LM, Bastiaansen M. Complexities related to the amorphous content of lactose carriers. Int J Pharm X 2023; 6:100216. [PMID: 37953972 PMCID: PMC10632108 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2023.100216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Although the amount of amorphous content in lactose is low, its impact on the performance of a dry powder inhalation formulation might be high. Many formulators and regulatory agencies believe that the levels of amorphous content should be controlled once there is a relationship with the final product performance. This is however not an easy task. The current paper elaborates on multiple challenges and complexities that are related to the control of the amorphous content in lactose. The definition and quantification methods of amorphous lactose are reviewed, as well as challenges related to thermodynamic instability. Additionally, current monographs and recent position papers considering this parameter are discussed to provide an overview of the regulatory landscape. Development of a control strategy is recommended, provided that the amorphous content at a specific moment in the process has shown to have an impact on the performance of the dry powder inhaler.
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- Pauline H.M. Janssen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Bio pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Groningen 9713 AV, the Netherlands
- DFE Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Klever Str. 187, Goch 47574, Germany
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- DFE Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Klever Str. 187, Goch 47574, Germany
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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Szell PMJ, Rehman Z, Tatman BP, Hughes LP, Blade H, Brown SP. Exploring the Potential of Multinuclear Solid-State 1 H, 13 C, and 35 Cl Magnetic Resonance To Characterize Static and Dynamic Disorder in Pharmaceutical Hydrochlorides. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202200558. [PMID: 36195553 PMCID: PMC10099218 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Crystallographic disorder, whether static or dynamic, can be detrimental to the physical and chemical stability, ease of crystallization and dissolution rate of an active pharmaceutical ingredient. Disorder can result in a loss of manufacturing control leading to batch-to-batch variability and can lengthen the process of structural characterization. The range of NMR active nuclei makes solid-state NMR a unique technique for gaining nucleus-specific information about crystallographic disorder. Here, we explore the use of high-field 35 Cl solid-state NMR at 23.5 T to characterize both static and dynamic crystallographic disorder: specifically, dynamic disorder occurring in duloxetine hydrochloride (1), static disorder in promethazine hydrochloride (2), and trifluoperazine dihydrochloride (3). In all structures, the presence of crystallographic disorder was confirmed by 13 C cross-polarization magic-angle spinning (CPMAS) NMR and supported by GIPAW-DFT calculations, and in the case of 3, 1 H solid-state NMR provided additional confirmation. Applying 35 Cl solid-state NMR to these compounds, we show that higher magnetic fields are beneficial for resolving the crystallographic disorder in 1 and 3, while broad spectral features were observed in 2 even at higher fields. Combining the data obtained from 1 H, 13 C, and 35 Cl NMR, we show that 3 exhibits a unique case of disorder involving the + N-H hydrogen positions of the piperazinium ring, driving the chloride anions to occupy three distinct sites.
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Oral Product Development Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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- Oral Product Development Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Dandignac M, Lacerda SP, Chamayou A, Galet L. Comparison study of physicochemical and biopharmaceutics properties of hydrophobic drugs ground by two dry milling processes. Pharm Dev Technol 2022; 27:816-828. [PMID: 36062973 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2022.2121408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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1. AbstractThis study focuses on the dry milling of BCS (Biopharmaceutical Classification System) class II molecules. These molecules have a limited bioavailability because of their low aqueous solubility, poor water wettability and low dissolution rate. In order to improve these properties, indomethacin (IND) and niflumic acid (NIF) were milled using two different types of equipment: Pulverisette 0® and CryoMill®. Milled samples were characterized and compared to commercial molecules. IND shows a modified solid state, like surface crystallinity reduction and an increase in water vapor adsorption from to 2 up to 5-fold due to milling processes. The obtained solubility data resulted in an improvement in solubility up to 1.2-fold and an increase in initial dissolution kinetics: 2% of dissolved drug for original crystals against 25% for milled samples. For NIF no crystallinity reduction, no change of surface properties and no solubility improvement after milling were noticed. In addition, milled particles seemed more agglomerated resulting in no changes in dissolution rate compared to the original drug. IND solubility and dissolution enhancement can be attributed to the modification of surface area, drug crystallinity reduction and water sorption increase due to specific behaviour related to the drug crystal disorder induced by milling process.
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- M Dandignac
- Université de Toulouse, IMT Mines Albi, UMR CNRS 5302, Centre RAPSODEE, Campus Jarlard, Albi Cedex 09 F-81013, France
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- Université de Toulouse, IMT Mines Albi, UMR CNRS 5302, Centre RAPSODEE, Campus Jarlard, Albi Cedex 09 F-81013, France
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- Université de Toulouse, IMT Mines Albi, UMR CNRS 5302, Centre RAPSODEE, Campus Jarlard, Albi Cedex 09 F-81013, France
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- Université de Toulouse, IMT Mines Albi, UMR CNRS 5302, Centre RAPSODEE, Campus Jarlard, Albi Cedex 09 F-81013, France
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Al-Ani A, Szell PMJ, Rehman Z, Blade H, Wheatcroft HP, Hughes LP, Brown SP, Wilson CC. Combining X-ray and NMR Crystallography to Explore the Crystallographic Disorder in Salbutamol Oxalate. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2022; 22:4696-4707. [PMID: 35971412 PMCID: PMC9374327 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.1c01093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Salbutamol is an active pharmaceutical ingredient commonly used to treat respiratory distress and is listed by the World Health Organization as an essential medicine. Here, we establish the crystal structure of its oxalate form, salbutamol oxalate, and explore the nature of its crystallographic disorder by combined X-ray crystallography and 13C cross-polarization (CP) magic-angle spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR. The *C-OH chiral center of salbutamol (note that the crystal structures are a racemic mixture of the two enantiomers of salbutamol) is disordered over two positions, and the tert-butyl group is rotating rapidly, as revealed by 13C solid-state NMR. The impact of crystallization conditions on the disorder was investigated, finding variations in the occupancy ratio of the *C-OH chiral center between single crystals and a consistency across samples in the bulk powder. Overall, this work highlights the contrast between investigating crystallographic disorder by X-ray diffraction and solid-state NMR experiment, and gauge-including projector-augmented-wave (GIPAW) density functional theory (DFT) calculations, with their combined use, yielding an improved understanding of the nature of the crystallographic disorder between the local (i.e., as viewed by NMR) and longer-range periodic (i.e., as viewed by diffraction) scale.
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- Aneesa
J. Al-Ani
- Centre
for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2
7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Oral
Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development,
Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, U.K.
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- Chemical
Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, U.K.
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- Oral
Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development,
Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Centre
for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2
7AY, U.K.
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Kaur N, Haugstad G, Suryanarayanan R. Use of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to monitor surface crystallization in caffeine-oxalic acid (CAFOXA) cocrystal compacts. Int J Pharm 2021; 609:121196. [PMID: 34662647 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Our objective was to monitor the surface crystallization in disordered caffeine-oxalic acid (CAFOXA) cocrystals following exposure to elevated water vapor pressure. This was accomplished using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Disorder was induced in the cocrystal particles by the common pharmaceutical unit operations of milling and compaction. The 'activated' solid, upon exposure to elevated water vapor pressure, had a high propensity to sorb water. This led to a rise in molecular mobility and the surface underwent rapid crystallization to form needle shaped crystals of CAFOXA. Using AFM height and phase imaging, we were able to directly visualize phase transformations on the compact surface. The milled compacts exhibited higher processing induced disorder than the unmilled compacts, thereby accelerating the surface recrystallization.
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- Navpreet Kaur
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- CSE Characterization Facility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Schenck L, Neri C, Jia X, Schafer W, Axnanda S, Canfield N, Li F, Shah V. A Co-Processed API Approach for a Shear Sensitive Compound Affording Improved Chemical Stability and Streamlined Drug Product Processing. J Pharm Sci 2021; 110:3238-3245. [PMID: 34089710 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The physical properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are critical to both drug substance (DS) isolation and drying operations, as well as streamlined drug product (DP) processing and the quality of final dosage units. High aspect ratio, low bulk density, API 'needles' in particular are a hindrance to efficient processing, with a low probability that conventional crystallization routes can modify the challenging morphology. The compound evaluated in this manuscript demonstrated this non-ideal morphology, with the added complexity of shear sensitivity. Modest shear exposure resulted in conversion of the thermodynamically stable crystalline phase to the amorphous phase, with the amorphous phase then undergoing accelerated chemical degradation. Slow filtration during DS isolation resulted in uncontrolled and elevated amorphous levels, while subsequent DP operations including blending, densification and compression increased amorphous content still further. A chemically stable final dosage unit would ideally involve a high bulk density, free flowing API that did not require densification in order to be commercialized as an oral dosage form with direct encapsulation of a single dosage unit. Despite every effort to modify the crystallization process, the physical properties of the API could not be improved. Here, an innovative isolation strategy using a thin film evaporation (TFE) process in the presence of a water soluble polymer alleviated filtration and drying risks and consistently achieved a high bulk density, free flowing co-processed API amenable to direct encapsulation. Characterization of the engineered materials suggested the lower amorphous levels and reduced shear sensitivity were achieved by coating surfaces of the API at relatively low polymer loads. This particle engineering route blurred conventional DS/DP boundaries that not only achieved improved chemical stability but also resulted in a optimized material, with simplified and more robust processing operations for both drug substance and drug product.
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- Luke Schenck
- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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- Analytical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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- Analytical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Preformulation, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Oral Formulation Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Analytical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Bagwan NUS, Sheokand S, Kaur A, Dubey G, Puri V, Bharatam PV, Bansal AK. Role of surface molecular environment and amorphous content in moisture sorption behavior of milled Terbutaline Sulphate. Eur J Pharm Sci 2021; 161:105782. [PMID: 33675911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2021.105782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Milling may cause undesired changes in crystal topology, due to exposure of new facets, their corresponding functional groups and surface amorphization. This study investigated effect of milling induced surface amorphous content and chemical environment on moisture sorption behavior of a model hydrophilic drug, Terbutaline Sulphate (TBS). A Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS) based analytical method was developed to detect amorphous content, with LOD and LOQ of 0.41% and 1.24%w/w, respectively. The calibration curve gave a linear regression of 0.999 in a concentration range of 0-16.36%w/w amorphous content plotted against surface area normalized % weight change, due to moisture sorption. TBS was milled using air jet mill at 8 Bars for 3 cycles (D90- 3.46µm) and analyzed using the validated DVS method prior to and post conditioning. The moisture sorption was higher in case of milled unconditioned TBS. Molecular Dynamics Simulation (MDS) was performed to identify the cause for increased moisture sorption due to altered surface environment or amorphous content. The results implied that the new planes and functional groups exposed on milling had negligible contribution to moisture sorption and the higher moisture sorption in milled unconditioned TBS was due to surface amorphization. Conditioning under elevated humidity recrystallized the milling-induced surface amorphous content and led to decreased moisture sorption in milled conditioned TBS.
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- Noor Ul Saba Bagwan
- Solid State Pharmaceutics Lab, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector-67, S.A.S Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 160 062, India
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- Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb Research & Development Center (BBRC) Syngene, Bangalore, India
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- Solid State Pharmaceutics Lab, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector-67, S.A.S Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector-67, S.A.S Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 160 062, India
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 556 Morris Avenue, NJ 07901, USA.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector-67, S.A.S Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 160 062, India.
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- Solid State Pharmaceutics Lab, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector-67, S.A.S Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 160 062, India.
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Dobson DP, Yanez E, Lubach JW, Stumpf A, Pellet J, Tso J. Utilizing Solid-State Techniques and Accelerated Conditions to Understand Particle Size Instability in Inhaled Drug Substances. J Pharm Sci 2021; 110:3037-3046. [PMID: 34004219 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Micronization by air jet milling is often used to produce drug substance particles of acceptable respirable size for use in dry powder inhaler formulations. The energy from this process often induces surface disordered sites on the micronized particles with potential consequences for the long-term stability of the drug substance. In this study, two lots of the same drug substance were qualitatively determined to have different extents of disordered surface using dynamic vapor sorption and scanning electron microscopy. These differences led to observable divergences in particle size and morphology between lots of drug substances on long-term and accelerated stability. The studies investigate the contribution of temperature and humidity, morphology prior to milling, and stability behavior post-micronization. The results highlight the importance of controlling the crystallization solvents upstream of micronization and their contribution to a material's susceptibility to milling-induced disorder on long-term physical stability. Furthermore, this work proposes an accelerated technique useful in predicting stability behavior of micronized drug substances in days rather than months, especially in cases where small differences cannot be detected by standard solid-state techniques.
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- Daniel P Dobson
- Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, United States
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- Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, United States
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- Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, United States
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- Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, United States
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- Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, United States
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- Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, United States.
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Shaikh R, Shirazian S, Guerin S, Sheehan E, Thompson D, Walker GM, Croker DM. Understanding solid-state processing of pharmaceutical cocrystals via milling: Role of tablet excipients. Int J Pharm 2021; 601:120514. [PMID: 33766638 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Discovery of novel cocrystal systems and improvement of their physicochemical properties dominates the current literature on cocrystals yet the required end-product formulation is rarely addressed. Drug product manufacturing includes complex API solid state processing steps such as milling, granulation, and tableting. These all require high mechanical stress which can lead to solid-state phase transformations into polymorphs and solvates, or lead to dissociation of cocrystals into their individual components. Here we measured the effect of tablet excipients on solid-state processing of a range of pharmaceutical cocrystal formulations. Our findings were rationalised using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations of intermolecular binding energies of cocrystal constituents and co-milling excipients. A 1:1 stoichiometric ratio of API Theophylline (THP) and co-former 4-Aminobenzoic acid (4ABA) was co-milled with five different excipients: hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyethylene glycol (PEG), lactose, and microcrystalline cellulose (MCC). The experiments were carried out in 10 and 25 ml milling jars at 30 Hz for different milling times. Co-milled samples were characterised for formation of cocrystals and phase transformation using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Our data shows that co-milling in the presence of PEG, HMPC or lactose yields purer cocrystals, supported by the calculated stronger excipient interactions for PVP and MCC. We identify a suitably-prepared THP-4ABA pharmaceutical cocrystal formulation that is stable under extended milling conditions.
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- Rahamatullah Shaikh
- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; Laboratory of Computational Modeling of Drugs, South Ural State University, 76 Lenin Prospekt, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; Department of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; Department of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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Effect of encapsulation methods on the physicochemical properties and the stability of Lactobacillus plantarum (NCIM 2083) in synbiotic powders and in-vitro digestion conditions. J FOOD ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2020.110033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Kittikunakorn N, Liu T, Zhang F. Twin-screw melt granulation: Current progress and challenges. Int J Pharm 2020; 588:119670. [PMID: 32739382 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Twin-screw melt granulation (TSMG) is a new alternative method for granulation that offers several advantages over wet and dry granulation methods. TSMG has rapidly gained interest over recent years in the pharmaceutical industry. Since it is an inherently continuous process with controlled temperature and shear history, TSMG produces products with more consistent quality than the batch process. Several studies have investigated how various formulation and processing parameters influence granulation behavior and granule properties; however, there are still challenges that require a better mechanistic understanding. This review summarizes the current progress of TSMG while highlighting how various formulation and process parameters affect the physicochemical properties of granules. The challenges related to the process-induced physicochemical changes of drug substances are also discussed.
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- Nada Kittikunakorn
- Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, 2409, University Avenue, Austin, TX 78712, United States
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- Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, 2409, University Avenue, Austin, TX 78712, United States
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- Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, 2409, University Avenue, Austin, TX 78712, United States.
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Newman A, Zografi G. What We Need to Know about Solid-State Isothermal Crystallization of Organic Molecules from the Amorphous State below the Glass Transition Temperature. Mol Pharm 2020; 17:1761-1777. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ann Newman
- Seventh Street Development Group, P.O. Box 251, Kure Beach, North Carolina 28449, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 28449, United States
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Shetty N, Cipolla D, Park H, Zhou QT. Physical stability of dry powder inhaler formulations. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2020; 17:77-96. [PMID: 31815554 PMCID: PMC6981243 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2020.1702643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Introduction: Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are popular for pulmonary drug delivery. Various techniques have been employed to produce inhalation drug particles and improve the delivery efficiency of DPI formulations. Physical stability of these DPI formulations is critical to ensure the delivery of a reproducible dose to the airways over the shelf-life.Areas covered: This review focuses on the impact of solid-state stability on aerosolization performance of DPI drug particles manufactured by powder production approaches and particle-engineering techniques. It also highlights the different analytical tools that can be used to characterize the physical instability originating from production and storage.Expert opinion: A majority of the DPI literature focuses on the effects of physico-chemical properties such as size, morphology, and density on aerosolization. While little has been reported on the physical stability, particularly the stability of engineered drug particles for use in DPIs. Literature data have shown that different particle-engineering methods and storage conditions may cause physical instability of dry powders for inhalation and can significantly change the aerosol performance. A systematic examination of physical instability mechanisms in DPI formulations is necessary during formulation development in order to select the optimum formulation with satisfactory stability. In addition, the use of appropriate characterization tools is critical to detect and understand physical instability during the development of DPI formulations.
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- Nivedita Shetty
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Insmed Incorporated, Bridgewater, NJ 08807-3365, USA
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Pazesh S, Persson AS, Alderborn G. Atypical compaction behaviour of disordered lactose explained by a shift in type of compact fracture pattern. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS-X 2019; 1:100037. [PMID: 31788670 PMCID: PMC6880114 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2019.100037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective was to investigate tabletability and compactibility for compacts of a series of α-lactose monohydrate powders with different degree of disorder. Regarding the tabletability, the powders of high degree of disorder displayed similar behaviour that deviated markedly from the behaviour of the crystalline powders and the milled powder of modest degree of disorder. The Ryshkewitch-Duckworth equation, describing compactibility, was nearly linear for the crystalline powders, while for the disordered powders the model failed to describe the relationships, i.e. the disordered powders were characterised by a plateau in the Ryshkewitch-Duckworth plots over a relatively wide range of compact porosities. It was concluded that the difference in compaction behaviour of the milled particles compared to the crystalline powders was primarily explained by the increased particle plasticity of the disordered particles. The plateau in the Ryshkewitch-Duckworth plots obtained for the disordered powders was explained by a change in the fracture behaviour of the compacts, from an around grain to an across grain fracture pattern. This implied that the disordered particles can be described as a type of core-shell particles with an amorphous shell and a defective crystalline core.
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- Samaneh Pazesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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Pazesh S, Persson AS, Alderborn G. WITHDRAWN: Atypical compaction behaviour of disordered lactose explained by a shift in type of compact fracture pattern. Int J Pharm 2019:118763. [PMID: 31626924 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Samaneh Pazesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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Zellnitz S, Roblegg E, Pinto J, Fröhlich E. Delivery of Dry Powders to the Lungs: Influence of Particle Attributes from a Biological and Technological Point of View. Curr Drug Deliv 2019; 16:180-194. [PMID: 30360739 DOI: 10.2174/1567201815666181024143249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Dry powder inhalers are medical devices used to deliver powder formulations of active pharmaceutical ingredients via oral inhalation to the lungs. Drug particles, from a biological perspective, should reach the targeted site, dissolve and permeate through the epithelial cell layer in order to deliver a therapeutic effect. However, drug particle attributes that lead to a biological activity are not always consistent with the technical requirements necessary for formulation design. For example, small cohesive drug particles may interact with neighbouring particles, resulting in large aggregates or even agglomerates that show poor flowability, solubility and permeability. To circumvent these hurdles, most dry powder inhalers currently on the market are carrier-based formulations. These formulations comprise drug particles, which are blended with larger carrier particles that need to detach again from the carrier during inhalation. Apart from blending process parameters, inhaler type used and patient's inspiratory force, drug detachment strongly depends on the drug and carrier particle characteristics such as size, shape, solid-state and morphology as well as their interdependency. This review discusses critical particle characteristics. We consider size of the drug (1-5 µm in order to reach the lung), solid-state (crystalline to guarantee stability versus amorphous to improve dissolution), shape (spherical drug particles to avoid macrophage clearance) and surface morphology of the carrier (regular shaped smooth or nano-rough carrier surfaces for improved drug detachment.) that need to be considered in dry powder inhaler development taking into account the lung as biological barrier.
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- Sarah Zellnitz
- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria
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- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria.,Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria.,Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria.,Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Kaur N, Duggirala NK, Thakral S, Suryanarayanan R. Role of Lattice Disorder in Water-Mediated Dissociation of Pharmaceutical Cocrystal Systems. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:3167-3177. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Navpreet Kaur
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Dong J, Wu C. Crossover from hopping to band-like transport in crystalline organic semiconductors: The effect of shallow traps. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:044903. [PMID: 30709264 DOI: 10.1063/1.5066563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We show a crossover from coherent to incoherent behavior of charge transport in crystalline organic semiconductors by considering the effect of shallow traps within the dynamical disorder model. The mixed quantum-classical system is treated by the Ehrenfest dynamics method complementing with instantaneous decoherence corrections and energy relaxation, which has been shown to properly make the system close to equilibrium. The shallow traps, which are incorporated by a static diagonal disorder, are shown to play a central role in the crossover. Temperature dependence of charge-carrier mobility is shown to be changed from being negative to positive with the strength of shallow traps increasing, which implies that there is a crossover from hopping to band-like transport. A higher electric field helps to recover the charge-carrier band-like transport behavior from the traps-caused hopping transport. In this way, a unified physical picture of the charge transport in crystalline organic semiconductors is proposed.
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- Jingjuan Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Todaro V, Worku ZA, Cabral LM, Healy AM. In Situ Cocrystallization of Dapsone and Caffeine during Fluidized Bed Granulation Processing. AAPS PharmSciTech 2019; 20:28. [PMID: 30603811 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-018-1228-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Different pharmaceutical manufacturing processes have been demonstrated to represent feasible platforms for the production of pharmaceutical cocrystals. However, new methods are needed for the manufacture of cocrystals on a large scale. In this work, the suitability of the use of a fluidized bed system for granulation and concomitant cocrystallization was investigated. Dapsone (DAP) and caffeine (CAF) have been shown to form a stable cocrystal by simple solvent evaporation. DAP is the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and CAF is the coformer. In the present study, DAP-CAF cocrystals were produced through liquid-assisted milling and the product obtained was used as a cocrystal reference. The granulation of DAP and CAF was carried out using four different experimental conditions. The solid-state properties of the constituents of the granules were characterised by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and x-ray powder diffraction (PXRD) analysis while the granule size distribution and morphology were investigated using laser diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. DAP-CAF cocrystal granules were successfully produced during fluidized bed granulation. The formation of cocrystals was possible only when the DAP and CAF were dissolved in the liquid phase and sprayed over the fluidized solid particles. Furthermore, the presence of polymers in solution interferes with the cocrystallization, resulting in the amorphization of the DAP and CAF. Cocrystallization via fluidized bed granulation represents a useful tool and a feasible alternative technique for the large scale manufacture of pharmaceutical cocrystals for solid dosage forms.
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Middendorf D, Bindrich U, Mischnick P, Franke K, Heinz V. AFM-based local thermal analysis is a suitable tool to characterize the impact of different grinding techniques on sucrose surface properties. J FOOD ENG 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Huang S, Williams RO. Effects of the Preparation Process on the Properties of Amorphous Solid Dispersions. AAPS PharmSciTech 2018; 19:1971-1984. [PMID: 28924730 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-017-0861-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The use of amorphous solid dispersions to improve the bioavailability of active ingredients from the BCS II and IV classifications continues to gain interest in the pharmaceutical industry. Over the last decade, methods for generating amorphous solid dispersions have been well established in commercially available products and in the literature. However, the amorphous solid dispersions manufactured by different technologies differ in many aspects, primarily chemical stability, physical stability, and performance, both in vitro and in vivo. This review analyzes the impact of manufacturing methods on those properties of amorphous solid dispersions. For example, the chemical stability of drugs and polymers can be influenced by differences in the level of thermal exposure during fusion-based and solvent-based processes. The physical stability of amorphous content varies according to the thermal history, particle morphology, and nucleation process of amorphous solid dispersions produced by different methods. The in vitro and in vivo performance of amorphous formulations are also affected by differences in particle morphology and in the molecular interactions caused by the manufacturing method. Additionally, we describe the mechanism of manufacturing methods and the thermodynamic theories that relate to amorphous formulations.
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Pazesh S, Persson AS, Berggren J, Alderborn G. Effect of milling on the plastic and the elastic stiffness of lactose particles. Eur J Pharm Sci 2018; 114:138-145. [PMID: 29217203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of degree of disorder of a series of α-lactose monohydrate powders, prepared by milling for different time periods, on the plastic and the elastic stiffness of the particles. As references, a series of physical mixtures consisting of original crystalline particles and amorphous particles obtained by spray-drying was used. In addition, the effect of powder pre-storage humidity on the mechanical properties was investigated. For milled particles of a low degree of disorder, a decreased particle size increased the particle plastic stiffness. For milled particles of constant particle size, the plastic stiffness decreased with an increased degree of disorder while the elastic stiffness seemed nearly independent of the degree of disorder. The presence of moisture caused a recrystallisation of milled particles with low degree of disorder which increased their plastic stiffness. For the physical mixtures of crystalline and amorphous particles, similar relationships between plastic stiffness and amorphous content as for the milled powders were obtained. A reasonable explanation is that the nature of the milled particles is represented by a two-state system with crystalline and amorphous domains.
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- Samaneh Pazesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Tan D, Loots L, Friščić T. Towards medicinal mechanochemistry: evolution of milling from pharmaceutical solid form screening to the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 52:7760-81. [PMID: 27185190 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc02015a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This overview highlights the emergent area of mechanochemical reactions for making active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and covers the latest advances in the recently established area of mechanochemical screening and synthesis of pharmaceutical solid forms, specifically polymorphs, cocrystals, salts and salt cocrystals. We also provide an overview of the most recent developments in pharmaceutical uses of mechanochemistry, including real-time reaction monitoring, techniques for polymorph control and approaches for continuous manufacture using twin screw extrusion, and more. Most importantly, we show how the overlap of previously unrelated areas of mechanochemical screening for API solid forms, organic synthesis by milling, and mechanochemical screening for molecular recognition, enables the emergence of a new research discipline in which different aspects of pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry are addressed through mechanochemistry rather than through conventional solution-based routes. The emergence of such medicinal mechanochemistry is likely to have a strong impact on future pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, as it offers not only access to materials and reactivity that are sometimes difficult or even impossible to access from solution, but can also provide a general answer to the demands of the pharmaceutical industry for cleaner, safer and efficient synthetic solutions.
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- Davin Tan
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W, H3A 0B8 Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W, H3A 0B8 Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W, H3A 0B8 Montreal, Canada.
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Pazesh S, Gråsjö J, Berggren J, Alderborn G. Comminution-amorphisation relationships during ball milling of lactose at different milling conditions. Int J Pharm 2017; 528:215-227. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Schammé B, Monnier X, Couvrat N, Delbreilh L, Dupray V, Dargent É, Coquerel G. Insights on the Physical State Reached by an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient upon High-Energy Milling. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:5142-5150. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b02247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin Schammé
- Normandie
Univ,
UNIROUEN, Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, 76000, Rouen, France
- Normandie Univ,
UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ,
UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Normandie
Univ,
UNIROUEN, Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ,
UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Normandie
Univ,
UNIROUEN, Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ,
UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Normandie
Univ,
UNIROUEN, Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, 76000, Rouen, France
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Amorphization of Atorvastatin Calcium by Mechanical Process: Characterization and Stabilization Within Polymeric Matrix. J Pharm Innov 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12247-017-9282-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zografi G, Newman A. Interrelationships Between Structure and the Properties of Amorphous Solids of Pharmaceutical Interest. J Pharm Sci 2017; 106:5-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jones W. An Appreciation of Organic Solid-State Chemistry and Challenges in the Field of “Molecules, Materials, Medicines”. Isr J Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201600090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- William Jones
- Department of Chemistry; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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Descamps M, Willart JF. Perspectives on the amorphisation/milling relationship in pharmaceutical materials. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 100:51-66. [PMID: 26826439 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This paper presents an overview of recent advances in understanding the role of the amorphous state in the physical and chemical transformations of pharmaceutical materials induced by mechanical milling. The following points are addressed: (1) Is milling really able to amorphise crystals?, (2) Conditions for obtaining an amorphisation, (3) Milling of hydrates, (4) Producing amorphous state without changing the chemical nature, (5) Milling induced crystal to crystal transformations: mediation by an amorphous state, (6) Nature of the amorphous state obtained by milling, (7) Milling of amorphous compounds: accelerated aging or rejuvenation, (8) Specific recrystallisation behaviour, and (9) Toward a rationalisation and conceptual framework.
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- M Descamps
- UMET, Unité Matériaux et Transformations, CNRS, Univ. Lille, F 59 000 Lille, France
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- UMET, Unité Matériaux et Transformations, CNRS, Univ. Lille, F 59 000 Lille, France.
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Unintended and in situ amorphisation of pharmaceuticals. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 100:126-32. [PMID: 26724250 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Revised: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Amorphisation of poorly water-soluble drugs is one approach that can be applied to improve their solubility and thus their bioavailability. Amorphisation is a process that usually requires deliberate external energy input. However, amorphisation can happen both unintentionally, as in process-induced amorphisation during manufacturing, or in situ during dissolution, vaporisation, or lipolysis. The systems in which unintended and in situ amorphisation has been observed normally contain a drug and a carrier. Common carriers include polymers and mesoporous silica particles. However, the precise mechanisms by which in situ amorphisation occurs are often not fully understood. In situ amorphisation can be exploited and performed before administration of the drug or possibly even within the gastrointestinal tract, as can be inferred from in situ amorphisation observed during in vitro lipolysis. The use of in situ amorphisation can thus confer the advantages of the amorphous form, such as higher apparent solubility and faster dissolution rate, without the disadvantage of its physical instability.
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Iuraş A, Scurr DJ, Boissier C, Nicholas ML, Roberts CJ, Alexander MR. Imaging of Crystalline and Amorphous Surface Regions Using Time-of-Flight Secondary-Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS): Application to Pharmaceutical Materials. Anal Chem 2016; 88:3481-7. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Andreea Iuraş
- Laboratory
of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
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- Laboratory
of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
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- AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Pepparedsleden 1, Mölndal, SE-431 83, Sweden
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- Laboratory
of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
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- Laboratory
of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
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Sarceviča I, Kons A, Orola L. Isoniazid cocrystallisation with dicarboxylic acids: vapochemical, mechanochemical and thermal methods. CrystEngComm 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ce01774b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A systematic study on mechanochemical, thermal and vapochemical cocrystallisation demonstrates the effect of compound properties on the outcome of the reaction.
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- I. Sarceviča
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Latvia
- Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Latvia
- Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Latvia
- Riga, Latvia
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Effect of milling temperatures on surface area, surface energy and cohesion of pharmaceutical powders. Int J Pharm 2015; 495:234-240. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.08.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sarceviča I, Orola L, Nartowski KP, Khimyak YZ, Round AN, Fábián L. Mechanistic and Kinetic Insight into Spontaneous Cocrystallization of Isoniazid and Benzoic Acid. Mol Pharm 2015; 12:2981-92. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Inese Sarceviča
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Latvia, K.Valdemara street 48, Riga LV1013, Latvia
- School
of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Latvia, K.Valdemara street 48, Riga LV1013, Latvia
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- School
of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School
of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School
of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School
of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, U.K
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