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Kavanagh ON. An analysis of multidrug multicomponent crystals as tools for drug development. J Control Release 2024; 369:1-11. [PMID: 38513727 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.03.034] [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: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
Abstract
In a typical tablet or capsule formulation, the active drug is often present as a crystalline solid. This solid emerges from the relationships between the individual atoms within the crystal, which confer a distinct set of physical properties. Then, it follows that if we modify the packing arrangement of the individual molecules within these crystals, we can modulate their properties. This can be achieved by crystal engineering. Crystal engineering has also seen teams arrange multiple drug molecules within the same crystal, resulting in dramatic improvements to drug properties in the lab. The success of drugs like SEGLENTIS® and Entresto® have revitalised interest in these forms, but controversy surrounding their translation has prompted this reconsideration of their clinical utility. I reflect on the current academic, clinical, and commercial interest in multidrug multicomponent crystals, drawing parallels with developments pre-Bragg, contributing to a nuanced understanding of the potential and limitations of crystal engineering in pharmaceutical applications.
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- Oisín N Kavanagh
- School of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Bu FZ, Yu YM, Shen YL, Wu ZY, Li YT. Cocrystallization with nutrient ferulic acid towards reducing the dissolubility behaviors of antifungal drug 5-fluorocytosine: An integrated theoretical and experimental case research. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li D, Li J, Deng Z, Zhang H. The discovery of new cocrystals of 5-fluorocytosine using amine–carboxylate supramolecular synthon. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bu FZ, Yu YM, Shen YL, Liu L, Yan CW, Wu ZY, Li YT. Cocrystallization-driven self-assembly with vanillic acid offers a new opportunity for surmounting fast and excessive absorption issues of antifungal drug 5-fluorocytosine: a combined theoretical and experimental research. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00114d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The cocrystal of 5-fluorocytosine (FCY) with vanillic acid (VAA) was assembled via a cocrystallization technique, giving a novel understanding for conquering the dose-limited hepatotoxicity caused by the rapid and almost complete absorption of FCY.
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- Fan-Zhi Bu
- School of Medicine and Pharmacy and College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, PR China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy and College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, PR China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy and College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, PR China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy and College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, PR China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy and College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, PR China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy and College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, PR China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, 266003, PR China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy and College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, PR China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, 266003, PR China
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Diniz LF, Carvalho PS, Pena SAC, Gonçalves JE, Souza MAC, de Souza Filho JD, Bomfim Filho LFO, Franco CHJ, Diniz R, Fernandes C. Enhancing the solubility and permeability of the diuretic drug furosemide via multicomponent crystal forms. Int J Pharm 2020; 587:119694. [PMID: 32726610 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Furosemide (FSM) is a biopharmaceutical classification system (BCS) class IV drug, being a potent loop diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema. Due to its low solubility and permeability, FSM is known for exhibiting poor oral bioavailability. In order to overcome or even minimize these undesirable biopharmaceutical attributes, in this work we have focused on the development of more soluble and permeable multicomponent solid forms of FSM. Using solvent evaporation as crystallization method, a salt and a cocrystal of FSM with imidazole (IMI) and 5-fluorocytosine (5FC) coformers, named FSM-IMI and FSM-5FC, respectively, were successfully prepared. A detailed structural study of these new solid forms was conducted using single and powder X-ray diffraction (SCXRD, PXRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy and thermal analysis (thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry and hot-stage microscopy). Both FSM-IMI and FSM-5FC showed substantial enhancements in the solubility (up 118-fold), intrinsic dissolution (from 1.3 to 2.6-fold) and permeability (from 2.1 to 2.8-fold), when compared to the pure FSM. These results demonstrate the potential of these new solid forms to increase the limited bioavailability of FSM.
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- Luan F Diniz
- Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Medicamentos e Cosméticos, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas (ICEx), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901-Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, 79074-460 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Medicamentos e Cosméticos, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Medicamentos e Cosméticos, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Medicamentos e Cosméticos, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas (ICEx), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901-Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas (ICEx), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901-Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas (ICE), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900-Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas (ICEx), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901-Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Medicamentos e Cosméticos, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Solaimalai R, Shinde G, Dharamsi A, Kokare C. Exploring the novel green eutectic solvent for the synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2-methyl- N-2-pyridinyl-2 H-1,2,-benzothiazine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide with benzoic acid cocrystal using a co-grinding technique. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj03570j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In the present study, the suitability of a green eutectic solvent, a mixture of menthol and camphor for cocrystal synthesis has been investigated to improve the biopharmaceutical properties of poorly water-soluble drugs.
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- Rajalakshmi Solaimalai
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- Parul Institute of Pharmacy
- Parul University
- Vadodara-391760
- India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics
- Parul Institute of Pharmacy
- Parul University
- Vadodara-391760
- India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics
- Sinhgad Institute of Pharmacy
- Pune-411041
- India
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Souza MS, Diniz LF, Alvarez N, da Silva CCP, Ellena J. Supramolecular synthesis and characterization of crystalline solids obtained from the reaction of 5-fluorocytosine with nitro compounds. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03329g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this manuscript we introduce a broad solid-state characterization of 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) solid forms obtained with picric (PA) and 3,5-dinitrosalicylic (DNSA) nitro acids.
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- Matheus S. Souza
- Instituto de Física de São Carlos
- Universidade de São Paulo
- CP 369
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos
- Universidade de São Paulo
- CP 369
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Facultad de Química
- Universidad de la República
- General Flores 2124
- Uruguay
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos
- Universidade de São Paulo
- CP 369
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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