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Computer simulations accurately predict in vitro dissolution for montelukast sodium and glyburide. This approach aids in early drug development, optimizing dissolution testing for quality control.

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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Drug Delivery

Background:

  • Dissolution testing is crucial for evaluating drug product performance.
  • Predicting in vitro dissolution aids in early drug development and quality control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the predictive accuracy of computer simulations for in vitro drug dissolution.
  • To evaluate the performance of DDDPlus™ software in simulating dissolution profiles.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized published dissolution data for montelukast sodium and glyburide.
  • Employed DDDPlus™ software for computer simulations under various conditions (buffers, volumes, speeds).
  • Compared simulated dissolution data with experimental in vitro data using regression analysis.

Main Results:

  • Significant correlations observed between simulated and experimental data for montelukast sodium and glyburide under single pH conditions.
  • Simulations confirmed the BCS Class II categorization of both drugs, highlighting solubility effects.
  • Dynamic pH protocol showed significant correlation in one biorelevant medium for glyburide.

Conclusions:

  • Computer simulations demonstrate potential for predicting in vitro dissolution and estimating in vivo performance.
  • This predictive capability can guide the selection of dissolution conditions for establishing in vitro-in vivo correlations (IVIVC).
  • Simulations support the development of biorelevant dissolution tests for quality by design (QbD) environments.