Li Suhua, Madan Parshotam, Lin Senshang
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Asian J Pharm Sci. 2017 Jan;12(1):73-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ajps.2016.10.001. Epub 2016 Nov 3.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ionization of drug on drug solubilization in SMEDDS (self-microemulsifying drug delivery system) prepared using Capmul MCM and caprylic acid. Solubilization capacity of blank SMEDDS dispersions for danazol, indomethacin and haloperidol as model drugs was determined. Based on the outcomes of solubilization capacity study, drug-loaded SMEDDS formulations were prepared and subjected to dispersion/precipitation study and droplet size analysis. Blank SMEDDS dispersions exhibited the highest solubilization capacity for haloperidol followed by indomethacin and danazol. Furthermore, the solubilization of the three drugs in blank SMEDDS dispersions was explained by a modified mathematical model. Dispersion/precipitation studies indicate that drug-loaded SMEDDS formulations exhibited superiority in solubilizing the drugs in comparison to their respective drug powder. In addition, indomethacin and haloperidol were found to reduce the droplet size of the microemulsions while danazol did not affect droplet size formation for drug-loaded SMEDDS formulations. These findings suggest that ionization of drug affects drug solubilization, droplet size formation, drug loading and drug dispersion/precipitation profiles for the SMEDDS formulations.
本研究的目的是考察药物离子化对使用Capmul MCM和辛酸制备的自微乳化药物递送系统(SMEDDS)中药物增溶的影响。测定了空白SMEDDS分散体对作为模型药物的达那唑、吲哚美辛和氟哌啶醇的增溶能力。基于增溶能力研究的结果,制备了载药SMEDDS制剂,并进行了分散/沉淀研究和粒径分析。空白SMEDDS分散体对氟哌啶醇的增溶能力最高,其次是吲哚美辛和达那唑。此外,用改进的数学模型解释了三种药物在空白SMEDDS分散体中的增溶情况。分散/沉淀研究表明,载药SMEDDS制剂在增溶药物方面比其各自的药物粉末表现出优势。此外,发现吲哚美辛和氟哌啶醇可减小微乳液的粒径,而达那唑对载药SMEDDS制剂的粒径形成没有影响。这些发现表明,药物离子化会影响SMEDDS制剂的药物增溶、粒径形成、药物负载和药物分散/沉淀情况。