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Rafael D Bachmaier1, Marius Monschke1, Thilo Faber1
1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bonn, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
Abstract:
Using polymers as additives to formulate ternary amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) has successfully been established to increase the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs, when one polymer is not able to provide both, stabilizing the drug in the matrix and the supersaturated solution. Therefore, we investigated the influence of low-viscosity hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) polymers as an additive in HPMC based ternary ASD formulations made by hot-melt extrusion (HME) on the bioavailability of itraconazole (ITZ). The partitioning potential of the different HPC grades was screened in biphasic supersaturation assays. Solid-state analytics were performed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD). The addition of HPCs, especially HPC-UL, resulted in a superior partitioned amount of ITZ in biphasic supersaturation assays. Moreover, the approach in using HPCs as an additive in HPMC based ASDs led to an increase in partitioned ITZ compared to Sporanox® in biorelevant biphasic dissolution studies. The results from the biphasic dissolution experiments correlated well with the in vivo studies, which revealed the highest oral bioavailability for the ternary ASD comprising HPC-UL and HPMC.
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