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Panzade P, Wagh A, Harale P, Bhilwade S. Pharmaceutical cocrystals: a rising star in drug delivery applications. J Drug Target 2024; 32:115-127. [PMID: 38164658 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2023.2300690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Pharmaceutical cocrystals, owing to their manifold applications, are acting as bridge between drug discovery and pharmaceutical product development. The ability to scale up pharmaceutical cocrystals through continuous manufacturing approaches offers superior and economic pharmaceutical products. Moreover, cocrystals can be an aid for the nanoparticulate systems to solve the issues related to scale-up and cost. Cocrystals grabbed attention of academic researchers and pharmaceutical scientist due to their potential to target various diseases like cancer. The present review is mainly focussed on the diverse and comprehensive applications of pharmaceutical cocrystals in drug delivery including solubility and dissolution enhancement, improvement of bioavailability of drug, mechanical and flow properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients, controlled/sustained release and colour tuning of API. Besides, phytochemical based cocrystals, multi-drug cocrystals and cocrystals for tumour therapy have been discussed in this review. Additionally, recent progress pertinent to pharmaceutical cocrystals is also included, which may provide future directions to manufacturing and scale-up of cocrystals.
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- Prabhakar Panzade
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Srinath College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Srinath College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Srinath College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Srinath College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, India
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Zhao C, Wang X, Liu Y, Qin X, Chen W, Zhang J, Wu S, Gong J. Uncovering the mechanism of Tenofovir amibufenamide fumarate punch sticking by combining direct compression experiment and computational simulation. Int J Pharm 2024; 653:123813. [PMID: 38272192 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Punch sticking during tablet manufacturing is a prevalent issue for many active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) encountered by the pharmaceutical industry. Tenofovir amibufenamide fumarate (TMF), a heavyweight drug for the treatment of hepatitis B, was selected as a model drug due to its tendency to punch sticking during tablet compression. In this study, the cause of sticking was explored by investigating crystal habits, excipients and structure characteristics. The difference in sticking of three crystal habits can be visually represented through direct compression experiments on powdered samples and analysis of crystal surfaces. The excipients play a direct role in decreasing the probability of sticking, and the extent of sticking can be assessed by measuring the tensile strength of the tablet. Additionally, the plasticity index was utilized to theoretically analyze the potential enhancements of four excipients. These experimental results indicate that the block-shaped crystals have superior ability of anti-sticking and that suitable excipients can significantly improve the sticking situation of TMF. Ultimately, the phenomenon of punch sticking was additionally examined through computational calculations, focusing on the mechanical characteristics of TMF molecules and intermolecular interactions. The strategy of combining experiments and simulation calculations has broader significance for the study of drug production.
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- Chenyang Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd, Jiangsu 222047, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd, Jiangsu 222047, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300072, China
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Hasegawa K, Goto S, Kataoka H, Chatani H, Kinoshita T, Yokoyama H, Tsuchida T. Quantification of crystallinity during indomethacin crystalline transformation from α- to γ-polymorphic forms and of the thermodynamic contribution to dissolution in aqueous buffer and solutions of solubilizer. RSC Adv 2024; 14:4129-4141. [PMID: 38292264 PMCID: PMC10825737 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra08481g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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The thermodynamic properties and dissolution of indomethacin (INM) were analyzed as models for poorly water-soluble drugs. Physical mixtures of the most stable γ-form and metastable α-form of INM at various proportions were prepared, and their individual signal intensities proportional to their mole fractions were observed using X-ray powder diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry at standard temperature. The endothermic signals of the α-form, with a melting point of 426 K, and that of the γ-form, with a melting point of 433 K, were obtained by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Furthermore, an exothermic DSC peak of the α/γ-phase transition at approximately 428 K was obtained. As we computed the melting entropy of the α-form and that of its transformation, the frequency of the transition was quantitatively determined, which indicated the maximum of the α/γ-phase transition at an α-form proportion of 68%. Subsequently, the thermodynamic contributions of the α- and γ-forms were analyzed using a Van't Hoff plot for solubility in aqueous solutions at pH 6.8. The dissolution enthalpies for α- and γ-forms were 28.2 and 31.2 kJ mol-1, respectively, which are in agreement with the quantitative contribution predicted by the product of the temperature and melting entropy. The contribution of melting entropy was conserved in different dissolution processes with aqueous solvents containing lidocaine, diltiazem, l-carnosine, and aspartame as solubilizers; their γ-form Setschenow coefficients were -39.6, +82.9, -17.3, and +23.2, whereas those of the α-form were -39.7, +80.4, -16.7, and +22.7, respectively. We conclude that the dissolution ability of the solid state and solubilizers indicate their additivity independently.
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- Kanji Hasegawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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Li J, Wang X, Yu D, Zhoujin Y, Wang K. Molecular complexes of drug combinations: A review of cocrystals, salts, coamorphous systems and amorphous solid dispersions. Int J Pharm 2023; 648:123555. [PMID: 37890646 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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As the advancements in the medical technology and healthcare develop through the years, combinational therapy has evolved to be an important treatment modality in many disease settings, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and infectious diseases. In an effort to alleviate "pill burden" and improve patient compliance, fixed dose combinations (FDCs) have been developed to be used as effective therapeutics. Among all FDCs, the category of drug-drug molecular complexes has been proven an efficient methodology in designing and treating diseases, with many drugs being approved. Among all drug-drug molecular complexes, drug-drug cocrystals, salts, coamorphous systems and solid dispersions have been successfully developed and many have been approved by the FDA. In this review, we dwell deeply into the molecular mechanisms behind the different types of drug-drug molecular complexes, including the key functional groups involved in the intermolecular interactions, the applications of each category of molecular complexes, as well as the advantages and challenges thereof. This comprehensive review provides useful insights into the practical design and manufacture of drug-drug molecular complexes and points out the future direction for the development of new advantageous combinational therapies that benefit more patients.
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- Jinghan Li
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Pharmaceutical Candidate Optimization, Bristol Myers Squibb, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- BeBetter Med Inc., Guangzhou, 510663, PR China; College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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Kara DD, Bangera PD, Mehta CH, Tanvi K, Rathnanand M. In Silico Screening as a Tool to Prepare Drug-Drug Cocrystals of Ibrutinib-Ketoconazole: a Strategy to Enhance Their Solubility Profiles and Oral Bioavailability. AAPS PharmSciTech 2023; 24:164. [PMID: 37552343 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-023-02621-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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Ibrutinib (IBR) is a biopharmaceutical classification system (BCS) class II drug and an irreversible Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. IBR has an extremely low oral bioavailability due to the activity of the CYP3A4 enzyme. The current intention of the research was to enhance solubility followed by oral bioavailability of IBR using the hot melt extrusion (HME) technique by formulating drug-drug cocrystals (DDCs). Ketoconazole (KET) is an active CYP3A4 inhibitor and was selected based on computational studies and solubility parameter prediction. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) evaluations were employed for estimating the formation of IBR-KET DDCs. The IBR-KET DDC system was discovered to have a hydrogen bond (H-bond) and π-π-stacking interactions, in accordance with the computational results. Further, IBR-KET DDCs showed enhanced solubility, stability, powder dissolution, in vitro release, and flow properties. Furthermore, IBR-KET-DDCs were associated with enhanced cytotoxic activity in K562-CCL-243 cancer cell lines when compared with IBR and KET alone. In vivo pharmacokinetic studies have shown an enhanced oral bioavailability of up to 4.30 folds of IBR and 2.31 folds of KET through IBR-KET-DDCs compared to that of the IBR and KET suspension alone. Thus, the prepared IBR-KET-DDCs using the HME technique stand as a favorable drug delivery system that augments the solubility and oral bioavailability of IBR along with KET.
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- Divya Dhatri Kara
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
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Zheng L, Zhu B, Wu Z, Guo M, Chen J, Hong M, Liu G, Li W, Ren G, Tang Y. Pharmaceutical Cocrystal Discovery via 3D-SMINBR: A New Network Recommendation Tool Augmented by 3D Molecular Conformations. J Chem Inf Model 2023. [PMID: 37399241 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Cocrystals have significant potential in various fields such as chemistry, material, and medicine. For instance, pharmaceutical cocrystals have the ability to address issues associated with physicochemical and biopharmaceutical properties. However, it can be challenging to find proper coformers to form cocrystals with drugs of interest. Herein, a new in silico tool called 3D substructure-molecular-interaction network-based recommendation (3D-SMINBR) has been developed to address this problem. This tool first integrated 3D molecular conformations with a weighted network-based recommendation model to prioritize potential coformers for target drugs. In cross-validation, the performance of 3D-SMINBR surpassed the 2D substructure-based predictive model SMINBR in our previous study. Additionally, the generalization capability of 3D-SMINBR was confirmed by testing on unseen cocrystal data. The practicality of this tool was further demonstrated by case studies on cocrystal screening of armillarisin A (Arm) and isoimperatorin (iIM). The obtained Arm-piperazine and iIM-salicylamide cocrystals present improved solubility and dissolution rate compared to their parent drugs. Overall, 3D-SMINBR augmented by 3D molecular conformations would be a useful network-based tool for cocrystal discovery. A free web server for 3D-SMINBR can be freely accessed at http://lmmd.ecust.edu.cn/netcorecsys/.
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- Lulu Zheng
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling & Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Crystal Engineering & Technology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling & Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Crystal Engineering & Technology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Crystal Engineering & Technology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Crystal Engineering & Technology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling & Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling & Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling & Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Crystal Engineering & Technology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling & Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Nugrahani I, Herawati D, Wibowo MS. The Benefits and Challenges of Antibiotics-Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Non-Covalent Reaction. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093672. [PMID: 37175082 PMCID: PMC10179822 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Recently, non-covalent reactions have emerged as approaches to improve the physicochemical properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), including antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This review aimed to present and discuss the non-covalent reaction products of antibiotics, including salt and neutral multi-component solid forms, by framing their substituents and molar ratios, manufacturing techniques, characterization methods, benefits, potency changes, and toxicity, and is completed with an analysis of the development of computational models used in this field. Based on the data, NSAIDs are the most-developed drugs in multi-component system preparations, followed by antibiotics, i.e., antituberculosis and fluoroquinolones. They have reacted with inorganic elements, excipients, nutraceuticals, natural products, and other drugs. However, in terms of treatments for common infections, fluoroquinolones are more frequently used. Generally, NSAIDs are acquired on an over-the-counter basis, causing inappropriate medication. In addition, the pKa differences between the two groups of medicine offer the potential for them to react non-covalently. Hence, this review highlights fluoroquinolone-NSAID multi-component solid systems, which offer some benefits. These systems can increase patient compliance and promote the appropriate monitoring of drug usage; the dual drug multi-component solids have been proven to improve the physicochemical properties of one or both components, especially in terms of solubility and stability. In addition, some reports show an enhancement of the antibiotic activity of the products. However, it is important to consider the possibility of activity changes, interaction, and toxicity when using drug combinations. Hence, these aspects also are discussed in this review. Finally, we present computational modeling, which has been utilized broadly to support multi-component system designs, including coformer screening, preparation methods, and structural modeling, as well as to predict physicochemical properties, potency, and toxicity. This integrated review is expected to be useful for further antibiotic-NSAID multi-component system development.
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- Ilma Nugrahani
- School of Pharmacy, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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- School of Pharmacy, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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Singh M, Barua H, Jyothi VGSS, Dhondale MR, Nambiar AG, Agrawal AK, Kumar P, Shastri NR, Kumar D. Cocrystals by Design: A Rational Coformer Selection Approach for Tackling the API Problems. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15041161. [PMID: 37111646 PMCID: PMC10140925 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15041161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) with unfavorable physicochemical properties and stability present a significant challenge during their processing into final dosage forms. Cocrystallization of such APIs with suitable coformers is an efficient approach to mitigate the solubility and stability concerns. A considerable number of cocrystal-based products are currently being marketed and show an upward trend. However, to improve the API properties by cocrystallization, coformer selection plays a paramount role. Selection of suitable coformers not only improves the drug’s physicochemical properties but also improves the therapeutic effectiveness and reduces side effects. Numerous coformers have been used till date to prepare pharmaceutically acceptable cocrystals. The carboxylic acid-based coformers, such as fumaric acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid, and citric acid, are the most commonly used coformers in the currently marketed cocrystal-based products. Carboxylic acid-based coformers are capable of forming the hydrogen bond and contain smaller carbon chain with the APIs. This review summarizes the role of coformers in improving the physicochemical and pharmaceutical properties of APIs, and deeply explains the utility of afore-mentioned coformers in API cocrystal formation. The review concludes with a brief discussion on the patentability and regulatory issues related to pharmaceutical cocrystals.
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- Maan Singh
- Pharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India
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- Solid State Pharmaceutical Cluster (SSPC), Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals, Bernal Institute, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, V94T9PX Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Pharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India
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- Pharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India
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- Pharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India
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- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa
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- Pharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India
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Yuan K, Huang R, Gong K, Xiao Z, Chen J, Cai S, Shen J, Xiong Z, Lin Z. Smartphone-based hand-held polarized light microscope for on-site pharmaceutical crystallinity characterization. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023:10.1007/s00216-023-04582-1. [PMID: 36786836 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04582-1] [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: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Polarized light microscopy (PLM) is a common but critical method for pharmaceutical crystallinity characterization, which has been widely introduced for research purposes or drug testing and is recommended by many pharmacopeias around the world. To date, crystallinity characterization of pharmaceutical solids is restricted to laboratories due to the relatively bulky design of the conventional PLM system, while little attention has been paid to on-site, portable, and low-cost applications. Herein, we developed a smartphone-based polarized microscope with an ultra-miniaturization design ("hand-held" scale) for these purposes. The compact system consists of an optical lens, two polarizers, and a tailor-made platform to hold the smartphone. Analytical performance parameters including resolution, imaging quality of interference color, and imaging reproducibility were measured. In a first approach, we illustrated the suitability of the device for pharmaceutical crystallinity characterization and obtained high-quality birefringence images comparable to a conventional PLM system, and we also showed the great promise of the device for on-site characterization with high flexibility. In a second approach, we employed the device as a proof of concept for a wider application ranging from liquid crystal to environmental pollutants or tissues from plants. As such, this smartphone-based hand-held polarized light microscope shows great potential in helping pharmacists both for research purposes and on-site drug testing, not to mention its broad application prospects in many other fields.
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- Kaisong Yuan
- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
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- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Bio-Analytical Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
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Chen A, Cai P, Luo M, Guo M, Cai T. Melt Crystallization of Celecoxib-Carbamazepine Cocrystals with the Synchronized Release of Drugs. Pharm Res 2023; 40:567-577. [PMID: 36348133 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-022-03427-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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PURPOSE The fixed-dose combination drug products have been increasingly used to treat some complex diseases. A cocrystal containing two therapeutic components, named as a drug-drug cocrystal, is an ideal solid form to formulate as a fixed-dose combination product. The aim of the study is to prepare celecoxib-carbamazepine (CEL-CBZ) cocrystals by melt crystallization to achieve the synchronized release of drugs. METHOD The crystal structure of the CEL-CBZ cocrystal was determined from the cocrystals harvested from melt by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The binary phase diagram and crystal growth kinetics of the CEL-CBZ cocrystal from melt were studied to optimize the process parameters of hot-melt extrusion for manufacturing large-scale cocrystals. The intrinsic dissolution rate studies were conducted to compare the dissolution profiles of drugs in the cocrystal and their individual forms. RESULT The CEL-CBZ cocrystal crystallized in the triclinic space group with one CEL and one CBZ molecule in the asymmetric unit. The crystallization of CEL-CBZ cocrystals were observed both in the supercooled liquid and glassy state. The formation of drug-drug cocrystals significantly alter the intrinsic dissolution rates of the parent drugs to favor the synchronized release. CONCLUSION Melt crystallization is an alternative, efficient and eco-friendly approach for preparing drug-drug cocrystals on a large scale. The synchronized drug release by drug-drug cocrystals can be used to modulate the release profiles of parent drugs in the fixed-dose combination products.
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- An Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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Sultan M, Wu J, Haq IU, Imran M, Yang L, Wu J, Lu J, Chen L. Recent Progress on Synthesis, Characterization, and Performance of Energetic Cocrystals: A Review. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27154775. [PMID: 35897950 PMCID: PMC9330407 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
In the niche area of energetic materials, a balance between energy and safety is extremely important. To address this "energy-safety contradiction", energetic cocrystals have been introduced. The investigation of the synthesis methods, characteristics, and efficacy of energetic cocrystals is of the utmost importance for optimizing their design and development. This review covers (i) various synthesis methods for energetic cocrystals; (ii) discusses their characteristics such as structural properties, detonation performance, sensitivity analysis, thermal properties, and morphology mapping, along with other properties such as oxygen balance, solubility, and fluorescence; and (iii) performance with respect to energy contents (detonation velocity and pressure) and sensitivity. This is followed by concluding remarks together with future perspectives.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manzoor Sultan
- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (L.C.)
- Department of Physics, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
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- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (L.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-136-914-20206
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
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- Department of Physics, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (L.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (L.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (L.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (L.C.)
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