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Yoshiki Kojo1, Saori Matsunaga1, Hiroki Suzuki1
1Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to develop a pH-independent release formulation of dipyridamole (DP) by the combined use of pH-modifier technology and solid dispersion (SD) technology employing enteric polymer, Eudragit® S100 (Eud). Tartaric acid (TA) was selected as an appropriate pH-modifier in terms of improving the dissolution behavior of DP under neutral conditions. Upon optimization of the ratio of TA to DP, SD of DP with Eud and TA (SD-Eud/DP/TA) was prepared by a freeze-drying method. Scanning electron microscopic images revealed that DP was dispersed in the polymer in SD-Eud/DP/TA, and DP in SD-Eud/DP/TA was in an amorphous state, supported by powder X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry analyses. The dissolution behavior of SD-Eud/DP/TA was not dependent on the pH of the medium, although SD-Eud/DP exhibited very limited dissolution behavior under neutral conditions. Spectroscopic analysis suggested that there might be inter-molecular interaction among DP, TA and enteric polymer in SD-Eud/DP/TA, possibly leading to the stable pH-independent dissolution behavior of SD-Eud/DP/TA. TA in SD-Eud/DP/TA promoted the degradation of DP, suggesting that improving the stability of DP in SD-Eud/DP/TA might be key for its practical use. From these results, pH-independent dissolution behavior of SD-Eud/DP/TA could be achieved by an enteric polymer-based solid dispersion with a pH-modifier.
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