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Adaptive Focused Acoustics™ for Nanosuspensions to Enable Pharmacology Assessment of Poorly Soluble Molecules in Lead
Kathy Stavropoulos1, Jim Bernhard1, Kwame Nti-Addae1
1Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston MA 02210, USA.
Abstract:
In Drug Discovery, pharmacology studies often require benign formulation compositions for safe administration in animal models. Here, we applied Adaptive Focused Acoustics™ (AFA) to a molecular scaffold with challenging physicochemical properties for intraperitoneal administration. Nanosuspensions can be prepared at small scales and provide broad applicability. Our results show that nanosuspension formulations prepared by AFA have improved PK performance relative to a DMSO solution formulation that is prone to precipitation in-vivo.
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