Journal
DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
Volume 45, Issue 8, Pages 1321-1331Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2019.1609494
Keywords
Carrier-free; drug-resistant; tuberculosis; combination; spray-drying; dry powder inhaler
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- University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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This study aimed to develop a combination dry powder formulation of ethionamide and moxifloxacin HCl as this combination is synergistic against drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). L-leucine (20% w/w) was added in the formulations to maximize the process yield. Moxifloxacin HCl and/or ethionamide powders with/without L-leucine were produced using a Buchi Mini Spray-dryer. A next generation impactor was used to determine the in vitro aerosolization efficiency. The powders were also characterized for other physicochemical properties and cytotoxicity. All the spray-dried powders were within the aerodynamic size range of <5.0 mu m except ethionamide-only powder (6.0 mu m). The combination powders with L-leucine aerosolized better (% fine particle fraction (FPF): 61.3 and 61.1 for ethionamide and moxifloxacin, respectively) than ethionamide-only (%FPF: 9.0) and moxifloxacin-only (%FPF: 30.8) powders. The combination powder particles were collapsed with wrinkled surfaces whereas moxifloxacin-only powders were spherical and smooth and ethionamide-only powders were angular-shaped flakes. The combination powders had low water content (<2.0%). All the powders were physically stable at 15% RH and 25 +/- 2 degrees C during 1-month storage and tolerated by bronchial epithelial cell-lines up to 100 mu g/ml. The improved aerosolization of the combination formulation may be helpful for the effective treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Further studies are required to understand the mechanisms for improved aerosolization and test the synergistic activity of the combination powder.
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