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Dissolution improvement of four poorly water soluble drugs by cogrinding with commonly used excipients
Markus Vogt1, Klaus Kunath, Jennifer B Dressman
1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Abstract:
The rate of the dissolution of four poorly soluble drugs (EMD 57033, albendazole, danazol and felodipine) was improved by cogrinding them with various excipients (lactose monohydrate, corn starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and sodium lauryl sulphate) using a jet-milling technique. Solid state characterization studies by X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry verified the maintenance of the crystalline state of the active substances after milling. In vitro dissolution of the coground mixtures in biorelevant media was much faster than from micronised drug in the corresponding physical mixtures for all four compounds. Supersaturated solutions were generated in some cases (EMD 50733 and felodipine), but this phenomenon appeared to be drug- and excipient-specific. Cogrinding with lactose monohydrate resulted in fast dissolution with unstable supersaturation for EMD 57033. Cogrinding the same drug with PVP or HPMC produced a more sustained supersaturation. SLS accelerated the dissolution of EMD 50733 but inhibited supersaturation. The results suggest that the cogrinding with selected excipients is a powerful tool to accelerate the dissolution of poorly soluble drugs without converting the drug to the amorphous form or changing the particle size.
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