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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 564, Issue -, Pages 162-170Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.04.034
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Solid dispersion; Hot melt extrusion; HPMCAS; HPMCP; Stability; Supersaturation
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Several drugs are pH-dependent soluble weak bases with a poor solubility in the intestinal pH range. Additionally a variable gastric pH, which is a common issue in the population, potentially reduces the in-vivo performance due to reduced solubility at elevated pH. Aiming to avoid the influence of variable gastric pH on the dissolution performance, enteric polymers - hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS), hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate (HP-55, HP-50) and methacrylic acid ethylacrylate copolymer (Eudragit L100-55) together with nevirapine as model drug were used for the preparation of solid dispersions by hot-melt extrusion. We were able to generate solid dispersions without crystalline residuals. The resulting solid dispersions were further tested for stability and dissolution performance applying two different pH-shift experiments (non-sink conditions), to simulate standard and altered gastric conditions. Solid dispersions made of enteric polymers were independent to gastric pH variability and exhibited superior dissolution performances compared to their respective physical mixtures and neat nevirapine.
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