Journal
MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages 2418-2428Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00135
Keywords
dissolution; GIS; BCS; drug-drug interactions; IVIVC; in vivo predictive dissolution methodology; supersaturation; precipitation; dipyridamole; fluconazole
Funding
- NIH [HHSF223201310144C]
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Weakly basic drugs typically exhibit pH-dependent solubility in the physiological pH range, displaying supersaturation or precipitation along the gastrointestinal tract, Additionally, their oral bioavailabilities may be affected by coadministration of acid-reducing :agents that elevate gastric pH. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of a multicompartmental in vitro dissolution apparatus, Gastrointestinal Simulator (GIS), in predicting in vivo dissolution of certain oral medications. In vitro dissolution studies of fluconazole, a BCS class I, and dipyridamole, a BCS class II weak bases (class IIb), were performed in the GIS as well as United States Pharmacopeia (USP) apparatus II and compared With the results of clinical drug drug interaction (DDI) studies. In both US? apparatus II and GIS, fluconazole completely dissolved within 60 min regardless of pH, reflecting no DDI between fluconazole and acid-reducing agents in a clinical study. On the other hand, seven-fold and 15-fold higher concentrations of dipyridamole than saturation solubility were observed in the intestinal Compartments in GIS with gastric pH 2.0. Precipitation of dipyridamole was also observed in the GIS, and the percentage of dipyridamole in solution was 45.2 +/- 7.0%. In GIS with gastric pH 6.0, mimicking the coadministration of acid-reducing agents, the concentration of dipyridamole was equal to its saturation solubility, and the percentage of drug in solution was 9.3 +/- 2.7%. These results are consistent with the clinical DDI study of dipyridamole with famotidine, which significantly reduced the C-max and area under the curve. An In situ mouse infusion study combined with GIS revealed that high concentration of dipyridamole in the GIS enhanced oral drug absorption, which confirmed the supersaturation of dipyridamole. In conclusion, GIS was shown to be a useful apparatus to predict in vivo dissolution for BCS class IIb drugs.
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