药物物质和药物产品之间的协调战略,以加快商业程序提名的速度
Clara Hartmanshenn1, Alexander Bechtold2, Thomas Kwok1
1Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, United States.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences
|December 7, 2024
概括
这项研究制定了一项协调策略,通过早期控制活性药物成分 (API) 属性来加速药物开发. 这种方法使COVID-19蛋白酶抑制剂的更快的过程选择成为可能,这对于紧急使用授权至关重要.
科学领域:
- 制药科学 制药科学
- 药物开发 药物开发
- 过程化学 过程化学
背景情况:
- 加快的药物开发时间表需要同时进行合成和配方研究.
- 关于药物产品工艺的早期决策通常需要在最终活性药物成分 (API) 属性已知之前做出决定.
- 高剂量药物加载配方为辅助剂提供有限的灵活性,以减轻亚最佳API性能.
研究的目的:
- 设计和实施早期API属性操纵的协调策略.
- 为了使可靠的下游制造评估,并减少工艺选择时间表.
- 加速开发一种用于COVID-19治疗的蛋白酶抑制剂.
主要方法:
- 使用结晶和研磨技术故意操纵API属性.
- 同时开发API合成路径和药物产品配方.
- 该策略应用于COVID-19的蛋白酶抑制剂候选者.
主要成果:
- 成功范围的API属性,以促进下游流程评估.
- 显著减少了最终药物产品选择过程所需的时间.
- 为一种关键的治疗剂实现了显著加速的发展途径.
结论:
- 将API属性控制与配方开发相结合的协调策略是有效的.
- 这种方法显著缩短了药物开发时间表,这对于紧急医疗需求至关重要.
- 早期API属性管理是克服制定挑战和加快监管批准的关键.
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