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Analysis and stability of polymorphs in tablets: The case of Risperidone
I Karabas1, M G Orkoula, C G Kontoyannis
1Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Patras, Greece; Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes, FORTH, P.O. Box 1414, Patras GR-26500, Greece.
Abstract:
Identification of the crystal phase of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in a pharmaceutical tablet is of outmost importance since different polymorphs exhibit different physicochemical properties. Furthermore, some of the crystal phases are protected by patents. Identification of Risperidone polymorph A in film coated commercial tablets was attempted using IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD). The stability of this polymorph through time and during the manufacturing process was also examined. The inability of IR and Raman techniques to identify the presence of polymorph A in the tablets, despite their lower detection limits for Risperidone, left the XRPD as the only technique that could be used for identifying the presence of Risperidone A against the other crystal phases in the presence of the excipients. Polymorph A was proved to be stable during the manufacturing process and after a storage period of 2 years.
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