Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26072093
Keywords
dicalcium phosphate dihydrate; solid lipid nanoparticles; co-processed excipient; ranitidine hydrochloride; controlled release
Funding
- PAPIIT [IN222420, IN222520]
- DGAPA-UNAM [PIAPI2040]
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The study aimed to develop a novel, directly compressible, co-processed excipient for a controlled-release drug system in the pharmaceutical industry. Di-Tab(R):SLN ratio of 2:0.6 was found to have high functionality, control release for up to 8 hours, and fit the ideal profile calculated based on biopharmaceutical data.
The purpose of the study was to develop a novel, directly compressible, co-processed excipient capable of providing a controlled-release drug system for the pharmaceutical industry. A co-processed powder was formed by adsorption of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) as a controlled-release film onto a functional excipient, in this case, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DPD), for direct compression (Di-Tab(R)). The co-processed excipient has advantages: easy to implement; solvent-free; industrial scaling-up; good rheological and compressibility properties; and the capability to form an inert platform. Six different batches of Di-Tab(R):SLN weight ratios were prepared (4:0.6, 3:0.6, 2:0.6, 1:0.6, 0.5:0.6, and 0.25:0.6). BCS class III ranitidine hydrochloride was selected as a drug model to evaluate the mixture's controlled-release capabilities. The co-processed excipients were characterized in terms of powder rheology and dissolution rate. The best Di-Tab(R):SLN ratio proved to be 2:0.6, as it showed high functionality with good flow and compressibility properties (Carr Index = 16 +/- 1, Hausner Index = 1.19 +/- 0.04). This ratio could control release for up to 8 h, so it fits the ideal profile calculated based on biopharmaceutical data. The compressed systems obtained using this powder mixture behave as a matrix platform in which Fickian diffusion governs the release. The Higuchi model can explain their behavior.
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