Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-5-2018
Abstract
Low-order high-energy nifedipine (NIF) solid dispersions (SDs) were generated by melt solvent amorphization with polyethylene glycol (PEG) 1450 and hypromellose acetate succinate (HPMCAS-HF) to increase NIF solubility while achieving acceptable physical stability. HPMCAS-HF was used as a crystallization inhibitor. Individual formulation components, their physical mixtures (PMs), and SDs were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, powder X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). NIF solubility and percent crystallinity (PC) were determined at the initial time and after 5 days stored at 25 °C and 60% RH. FTIR indicated that hydrogen bonding was involved with the amorphization process. FTIR showed that NIF:HPMCAS-HF intermolecular interactions were weaker than NIF:PEG 1450 interactions. NIF:PEG 1450 SD solubilities were significantly higher than their PM counterparts (p < 0.0001). The solubilities of NIF:PEG 1450:HPMCAS-HF SDs were significantly higher than their corresponding NIF:PEG 1450 SDs (p < 0.0001-0.043). All the SD solubilities showed a statistically significant decrease (p < 0.0001) after storage for 5 days. SDs PC were statistically lower than their comparable PMs (p < 0.0001). The PCs of SDs with HPMCAS-HF were significantly lower than SDs not containing only PEG 1450. All SDs exhibited a significant increase in PC (p < 0.0001–0.0089) on storage. Thermogravimetric analysis results showed that HPMCAS-HF bound water at higher temperatures than PEG 1450 (p < 0.0001–0.0039). HPMCAS-HF slowed the crystallization process of SDs, although it did not completely inhibit NIF crystal growth.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/10837450.2018.1519573
Publication Information
Haware, Rahul V.; Vinjamuri, Bhavani Prasad; Gavireddi, Monika; Dave, Vivek S.; Gupta, Deepak; Chougule, Mahavir B.; and Stagner, William C. (2018). "Physical properties and solubility studies of Nifedipine-PEG 1450/HPMCAS-HF solid dispersions." Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 24.5, 550-559.
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Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Pharmaceutical Development and Technology on December 5, 2018, available at http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10837450.2018.1519573.