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Published on: May 25, 2016
Cocrystal intrinsic dissolution behavior using a rotating disk
H-G Lee1, Geoff G Z Zhang, D R Flanagan
1College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate the dissolution characteristics of an acetaminophen/theophylline (AT) cocrystal compared with its pure components and physical mixtures. Intrinsic dissolution studies were conducted by a rotating-disk method. Solubility studies were conducted by collecting transient samples at 5, 30, and 60 min and equilibrium samples after 72 h, both at 37 °C. The AT cocrystal had a faster dissolution rate than AT physical mixtures, and the dissolution profiles were congruent (1:1 mole ratio) under different pH conditions. Thus, the AT cocrystal dissolved congruently at short times and exhibited higher transient solubility compared with its two pure components. Equilibrium solubilities of theophylline from the cocrystal were lower than transient values due to theophylline hydrate precipitation but no precipitation of free acetaminophen occurred. The solubility behavior of acetaminophen and theophylline exhibited typical 1:1 complex formation in physical mixtures, cocrystal, and phase-solubility studies. The Levich equation was used to predict the dissolution behavior of the AT cocrystal as well as that of the single components.
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