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Yang Y, Gengji J, Gong T, Zhang Z, Deng L. Time-Lapse Macro Imaging with Dissolution Tests for Exploring the Interrelationship Between Disintegration and Dissolution Behaviors of Solid Dosages. Pharm Res 2024; 41:387-400. [PMID: 38243127 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-024-03655-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to establish a Flow-through Visualization Dissolution System (FVDS) that combines time-lapse macro-imaging and a flow-through cell to simultaneously elucidate dissolution and disintegration profiles. METHODS Three cefaclor extended-release tablets (CEC-1, CEC-2, CEC-3) from different manufacturers were subjected to dissolution tests using both the US Pharmacopeia basket method and the FVDS method. Two dissolution media plans were implemented in FVDS: i) Plan I involved dissolution in pH1.0 medium for 12 h; ii) Plan II initiated dissolution in pH1.0 medium for 1 h, followed by pH6.8 phosphate buffer for 11 h. The resulting dissolution data were fitted using classic mathematical models. Pixel information was further extracted from images obtained using FVDS and plotted over time. RESULTS The basket method showed the cumulative dissolution of all three tablets in pH1.0, pH4.0 and water reached 80% within 6 h, but remained below 60% in the pH6.8 medium. The f2 values indicated CEC-2 was similar to CEC-1 in the pH4.0 medium, pH6.8 medium and water. Using FVDS with medium plan II, the cumulative dissolution of CEC-1 and CEC-2 reached about 80% showing similarity, while no similarity was observed between CEC-3 and CEC-1. The f2 factor of the percentage area change profiles also showed consistent results in the dissolution profile of medium plan II. However, FVDS with medium plan I cannot distinguish between CEC-2 and CEC-3. CONCLUSION FVDS offers an alternative to traditional dissolution methods by integrating imaging analysis as a complementary tool to disintegration and dissolution testing methods.
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- Yichen Yang
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Moroney KM, Kotamarthy L, Muthancheri I, Ramachandran R, Vynnycky M. A moving-boundary model of dissolution from binary drug-excipient granules incorporating microstructure. Int J Pharm 2021; 599:120219. [PMID: 33548366 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Accurate mechanistic in vitro dissolution models can deliver insight into drug release behaviour and guide formulation development. Drug release profiles from drug-excipient granules can be impacted by variation of porosity and drug load within granules, which may arise from inherent variability in granulation processes. Here, we analyse and validate a recent model of drug release from a single spherical granule with a matrix of insoluble excipient, incorporating radial variation of porosity and drug load. The model is presented and specialised to the case where the initial drug load is large compared to the capacity of the granule's pores at solubility. In this limit, the model reduces to a single ordinary differential equation describing depletion of a shrinking, drug-saturated core. Model validation is performed using drug release data from the literature for a granule system consisting of acetaminophen and microcrystalline cellulose. A new extended model to describe dissolution from a polydisperse collection of granules is derived. The performance is compared to single particle models using equivalent spherical diameters. The developed model provides a new tool to explore the dissolution parameter space for these systems and for considering the impact of radial variation of granule porosity and drug load arising from manufacturing processes.
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- Kevin M Moroney
- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland; MACSI, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Limerick, Ireland.
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- Dept. of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Dept. of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Dept. of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- MACSI, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Limerick, Ireland
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Formation and internal microstructure of granules from wetting and non-wetting efavirenz/iron oxide blends. Chem Eng Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dvořák J, Tomas J, Lizoňová D, Schöngut M, Dammer O, Pekárek T, Beránek J, Štěpánek F. Investigation of tablet disintegration pathways by the combined use of magnetic resonance imaging, texture analysis and static light scattering. Int J Pharm 2020; 587:119719. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Matsui Y, Ando Y, Yamamoto K, Watano S. Analysis of Microstructure of Granules Prepared by Continuous Twin Screw Granulator Using X-Ray Micro-computed Tomography. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2019; 67:801-809. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c19-00076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Yasuhiro Matsui
- Formulation Research & Development Laboratories, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd
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- Formulation Research & Development Laboratories, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd
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- Analytical Research & Development Laboratories, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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Karampalis D, Cao H, Caragay J, Ding Y, Bakalis S. Understanding dissolution phenomena of spray dried powders using a single particle approach. Chem Eng Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2018.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zaborenko N, Shi Z, Corredor CC, Smith-Goettler BM, Zhang L, Hermans A, Neu CM, Alam MA, Cohen MJ, Lu X, Xiong L, Zacour BM. First-Principles and Empirical Approaches to Predicting In Vitro Dissolution for Pharmaceutical Formulation and Process Development and for Product Release Testing. AAPS J 2019; 21:32. [PMID: 30790200 PMCID: PMC6394641 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-019-0297-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
This manuscript represents the perspective of the Dissolution Working Group of the International Consortium for Innovation and Quality in Pharmaceutical Development (IQ) and of two focus groups of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS): Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and In Vitro Release and Dissolution Testing (IVRDT). The intent of this manuscript is to show recent progress in the field of in vitro predictive dissolution modeling and to provide recommended general approaches to developing in vitro predictive dissolution models for both early- and late-stage formulation/process development and batch release. Different modeling approaches should be used at different stages of drug development based on product and process understanding available at those stages. Two industry case studies of current approaches used for modeling tablet dissolution are presented. These include examples of predictive model use for product development within the space explored during formulation and process optimization, as well as of dissolution models as surrogate tests in a regulatory filing. A review of an industry example of developing a dissolution model for real-time release testing (RTRt) and of academic case studies of enabling dissolution RTRt by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is also provided. These demonstrate multiple approaches for developing data-rich empirical models in the context of science- and risk-based process development to predict in vitro dissolution. Recommendations of modeling best practices are made, focused primarily on immediate-release (IR) oral delivery products for new drug applications. A general roadmap is presented for implementation of dissolution modeling for enhanced product understanding, robust control strategy, batch release testing, and flexibility toward post-approval changes.
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- Nikolay Zaborenko
- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Technology Center North, B302, Drop 3210, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46285, USA
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Technology Center North, B302, Drop 3210, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46285, USA.
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- Drug Product Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, USA
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- Drug Product Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, 07033, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, 07033, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut, 06340, USA
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- Global Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut, 06340, USA
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- Drug Product Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, 07033, USA
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- Drug Product Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, USA
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Okeyo C, Chowdhury DF, Cheung K, Rahmanian N. 3D printed elastic mould granulation. POWDER TECHNOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yokoyama R, Kimura G, Schlepütz CM, Huwyler J, Puchkov M. Modeling of Disintegration and Dissolution Behavior of Mefenamic Acid Formulation Using Numeric Solution of Noyes-Whitney Equation with Cellular Automata on Microtomographic and Algorithmically Generated Surfaces. Pharmaceutics 2018; 10:E259. [PMID: 30513888 PMCID: PMC6321502 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics10040259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 11/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Manufacturing parameters may have a strong impact on the dissolution and disintegration of solid dosage forms. In line with process analytical technology (PAT) and quality by design approaches, computer-based technologies can be used to design, control, and improve the quality of pharmaceutical compacts and their performance. In view of shortcomings of computationally intensive finite-element or discrete-element methods, we propose a modeling and simulation approach based on numerical solutions of the Noyes-Whitney equation in combination with a cellular automata-supported disintegration model. The results from in vitro release studies of mefenamic acid formulations were compared to calculated release patterns. In silico simulations with our disintegration model showed a high similarity of release profile as compared to the experimental evaluation. Furthermore, algorithmically created virtual tablet structures were in good agreement with microtomography experiments. We conclude that the proposed computational model is a valuable tool to predict the influence of material attributes and process parameters on drug release from tablets.
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- Reiji Yokoyama
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH4056 Basel, Switzerland.
- Formulation R&D Center, CMC R&D Division, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD., Hyogo 660-0813, Japan.
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- Formulation R&D Center, CMC R&D Division, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD., Hyogo 660-0813, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Cao H, Karampalis D, Li Y, Caragay J, Alexiadis A, Zhang Z, Fryer PJ, Bakalis S. Abrupt disintegration of highly porous particles in early stage dissolution. POWDER TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2018.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Smrčka D, Lesáková V, Dohnal J, Grof Z, Štěpánek F. Experimental analysis of inter- and intra-batch variation of granule porosity, stiffness and dissolution rate. Chem Eng Res Des 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Moynihan HA, Armstrong D. Determination of composition distributions of multi-particle crystalline samples by sequential dissolution with concomitant particle sizing and solution analysis. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00206a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Sequential dissolution of multi-particle samples with before-and-after sizing gave composition data that can be assigned to defined sample particle regions.
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- Humphrey A. Moynihan
- School of Chemistry
- Analytical and Biological Chemistry Research Facility
- Synthesis and Solid-state Pharmaceutical Centre
- University College Cork
- Republic of Ireland
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- School of Chemistry
- Analytical and Biological Chemistry Research Facility
- Synthesis and Solid-state Pharmaceutical Centre
- University College Cork
- Republic of Ireland
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Cao H, Amador C, Jia X, Li Y, Ding Y. A modelling framework for bulk particles dissolving in turbulent regime. Chem Eng Res Des 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2016.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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