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Preparation and Characterization of Individual and Multi-drug Loaded Physically Entrapped Polymeric Micelles
Published on: August 28, 2015
Solid dispersions of telaprevir with improved solubility prepared by co-milling: formulation, physicochemical
Xinnuo Xiong1, Man Zhang1, Quan Hou1
1College of Chemical engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
Telaprevir (TVR) is typically a poorly soluble drug with an extremely low bioavailability of 1.7%. Polymorph modifications cannot improve the solubility of TVR because it only has a single unsolvated crystalline form. Co-crystals also provide limited bioavailability enhancement for TVR. Thus, in this study, we increased the solubility and dissolution rate of TVR through formulations of TVR-polymer solid dispersions. Three solid dispersions of TVR were successfully prepared by co-milling with polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 (PVP), polyethylene glycol 6000, and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), which were characterized by different techniques. According to X-ray powder diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry results, TVR presented in amorphous form in all solid dispersions. The fourier transform infrared spectra results indicated that TVR may connect with polymers through the N-H···O or O-H···O hydrogen bonds, which were verified by molecular docking. TVR-PVP and TVR-HPMC displayed a good stability at conventional RH levels, and their thermostabilities were better than those of milled TVR. Among the three solid dispersions, TVR-HPMC showed significant solubility and dissolution rate advantages in different media. Moreover, TVR-HPMC displayed the same anticancer efficacy with crystalline TVR and presented no toxic side effects to normal liver cells. Thus, TVR-HPMC showed potential application value.
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