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Formulation of Diblock Polymeric Nanoparticles through Nanoprecipitation Technique
Published on: September 20, 2011
QbD-based Formulation Optimization and Characterization of Polymeric Nanoparticles of Cinacalcet Hydrochloride with
Debashish Ghose1, Chinam Niranjan Patra1, Bera Varaha Venkata Ravi Kumar1
1Roland Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Berhampur (Affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela), Odisha, India
Objectives:
The aim of the present work was to prepare QbD enabled optimization, and to improve the oral bioavailability of freeze-dried polymeric nanoparticles of cinacalcet hydrochloride manufactured by nanoprecipitation and ultrasonication methods using polymers PLGA, and poloxamer-188.
Materials And Methods:
The initial screening and optimization were carried out for the formulations by employing Taguchi and Box-Behnken Designs. The FT-IR and DSC revealed no interactions and had no incompatibility among the selected drug and polymers. The nanoparticles were characterized for % drug release, particle size analysis, zeta potential, PDI, SEM, TEM, P-XRD, TGA, DTA, in vitro, and in vivo drug release study.
Results:
In vitro drug release study showed sustained release of the drug from the optimized batch by diffusion mechanism. The optimized nanoparticle formulation was recognized by numerical and graphical methods using validation of the experimental model. The optimized batch was stable as per the ICH stability guidelines for 6 months with no considerable alternation noticed in particle size, entrapment efficiency, and in vitro drug release. The pharmacokinetic parameters of AUC and Cmax data for the optimized formulation increased 3- and 2.9-folds compared to the pure-drug suspension.
Conclusion:
The prepared polymeric nanoparticles formulation is an alternative delivery system for enhanced therapeutic efficacy and bioavailability potential of a model drug to manage long-term normocalcemia in patients with preliminary hyperparathyroidism.
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