Zhang Yan-Fei, Yao Qian, Lin Xiao-Ying, Ma Ying-Hui, Zhang Hui-Feng, Yu Huan, Mu Shang-Qiang, Zhang Chuang, Geng Hao, Hao Cheng-Yi, Zuo Li-Li, Wu Di, Li Yue, Jin Li-Li, Shi Nian-Qiu
School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China.
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China.
Pharmaceutics. 2024 Nov 21;16(12):1488. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16121488.
: Supersaturating drug delivery systems (SDDSs) have gained significant attention as a promising strategy to enhance the solubility and bioabsorption of Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) II drugs. To overcome challenges associated with polymer-based amorphous SDDS (aSDDS), coamorphous (CAM) systems have emerged as a viable alternative. Among them, "drug-drug" CAM (ddCAM) systems show considerable potential for combination drug therapy. However, many drugs in their pure amorphous forms are unstable at room temperature (RT), complicating their formation and long-term stability profiles. Consequently, limited knowledge exists regarding the behavior of ddCAMs containing RT-unstable components formed via quench cooling. : In this study, we used naproxen (NAP), a RT-unstable amorphous drug, in combination with felodipine (FEL) or nitrendipine (NTP), two RT-stable amorphous drugs, to create "FEL-NAP" and "NTP-NAP" ddCAM pairs via quench cooling. Our work used a series of methods to perform a detailed analysis on the co-amorphization, dissolution, solubility, and stability profiles of ddCAMs containing RT-unstable drugs, contributing to advancements in co-amorphization techniques for generating SDDS. : This study revealed that the co-amorphization and stability profiles of ddCAMs containing RT-unstable components produced via a quench-cooling method were closely related to drug-drug pairing types and ratios. Both quench-cooling and incorporation into coamorphous systems improved the dissolution, solubility, and physical stability of individual APIs. : Our findings provide deeper insight into the co-amorphization, dissolution, and stability characteristics of specific drug-drug coamorphous systems FEL-NAP and NTP-NAP, offering valuable guidance for developing new ddCAM coamorphous formulations containing some RT-unstable drugs.
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