22. March 2017
Abstract: Triterpene compounds like betulin, betulinic acid, erythrodiol, oleanolic acid and lupeol are known for many pharmacological effects. All these substances are found in the outer bark of birch. Apart from its pharmacological effects, birch bark extract can be used to stabilise semisolid systems. Normally, birch bark extract is produced for this purpose by extraction with organic solvents. Employing supercritical fluid technology, our aim was to develop a birch bark dry extract suitable...
14. March 2017
Abstract Using pharmaceutical salts in solid dosage forms can raise stability concerns, especially salt dissociation which can adversely affect the product performance. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the salt instability encountered in solid state formulations is imperative to ensure the product quality. The present article uses the fundamental theory of acid base, ionic equilibrium, relationship of pH and solubility as a starting point to illustrate and interpret the salt formation and...
09. February 2017
Abstract The effects of propellant type, cosolvent content, and air humidity on the morphology and solid phase of the particles produced from solution pressurized metered dose inhalers containing the corticosteroid beclomethasone dipropionate were investigated. The active ingredient was dissolved in the HFA propellants 134a and 227ea with varying levels of the cosolvent ethanol and filled into pressurized metered dose inhalers. Inhalers were actuated into an evaporation chamber under controlled...
19. January 2017
Abstract Derived from dry powder coating of metals, electrostatic powder coating for pharmaceuticals is a technology for coating drug solid dosage forms. In this technology, coating powders, containing coating polymers, pigments, and other excipients, are directly sprayed onto the surface of the solid dosage forms through an electrostatic gun without using any organic solvent or water. The deposited coating powders are further cured to form a coating film. Electrostatic powder coating...
02. June 2016
Phospholipid-based formulations provide a key technology to formulate poorly water-soluble drugs. A recent interest has been in using phospholipids with a high content of monoacyl phosphatidylcholine (monoacyl PC) due to its ability to form mixed micelles of mono- and di-acylphospholipids upon aqueous dispersion. The present work focused on binary drug- monoacyl PC systems (at about equimolar ratio) with respect to screening of solid dispersion feasibility. It was tested whether or not a...
18. April 2016
The biopharmaceutical studies have undoubtedly proven that pharmacopoeial excipients based on polyethylene oxide, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and apple pectin can release pharmacologically active substances and produce pharmacopoeial excipients in the form of ointments and pastes. The dynamics of diffusion of biologically active substances in agar gel within 6 hours of the experiment was practically the same in all samples. The least significant changes in samples consistency and...
05. March 2016
Solubility parameters of HPMCAS have not yet been investigated intensively. On this account total and three dimensional solubility parameters of HPMCAS were determined by using different experimental as well as computational methods. In addition, solubility properties of HPMCAS in a huge number of solvents were tested and a Teas plot for HPMCAS was created. The total solubility parameter of about 24 MPa0.5 was confirmed by various procedures and compared with values of plasticizers. 20 common...