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Pharm Dev Technol ; 25(7): 892-898, 2020 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32321344

ABSTRACT

Praziquantel (PZQ), a broad spectrum anthelmintic drug, cannot be found in acceptable dosage forms for elderly patients, paediatric patients, and for veterinary use. In fact, very little has been done up to now in the formulation of liquid dosage forms, being they always formulated for parenteral administration. To beat this important challenge, it was accomplished a comprehensive analysis of the influence of two elementary physicochemical aspects, i.e. surface thermodynamic and electrokinetic properties, on the colloidal stability of PZQ nanosuspensions. The hydrophobic character of the drug, intensely determining the flocculation curves, was confirmed by the thermodynamic characterization. The electrophoretic characterization, in combination with the sedimentation and relative absorbance versus time curves, highlighted that the electrical double layer thickness and the surface charge can play an essential role in the stability of the pharmaceutical colloid. Finally, it was demonstrated that controlling the pH values and the incorporation of electrolytes can help in formulating PZQ aqueous nanosuspensions with appropriate stability and redispersibility behaviours for pharmaceutical use.


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Anthelmintics/chemical synthesis , Drug Compounding/methods , Nanospheres/chemistry , Praziquantel/chemical synthesis , Anthelmintics/pharmacokinetics , Chemistry, Pharmaceutical/methods , Electrolytes/chemical synthesis , Electrolytes/pharmacokinetics , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions , Nanospheres/metabolism , Praziquantel/pharmacokinetics , Water/chemistry , Water/metabolism
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Ars pharm ; 60(4): 219-225, oct.-dic. 2019. graf
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-188485

ABSTRACT

Introducción: Uno de los fármacos de primera línea en el tratamiento de la esquistosomiasis es el Praziquantel. Numerosas son las formas farmacéuticas sólidas orales desarrolladas hasta la fecha, siendo éstas poco adecuadas para determinados grupos de población, ej. tercera edad y Pediatría, y Veterinaria. Este trabajo describe los primeros pasos en el desarrollo de un estudio de preformulación dirigido al diseño de una forma farmacéutica líquida de administración oral para este principio activo. Método: Se caracterizó la forma y tamaño de las partículas de Praziquantel con las que se pretendía preparar una suspensión acuosa, mediante microscopía electrónica de barrido. Además, se analizó el efecto que el pH y el tipo de electrolito y su concentración tenían sobre el comportamiento de las suspensiones formuladas, gracias a medidas de electroforesis (potencial zeta) y espectrofotometría ultravioleta-visible (turbidimetría en función del tiempo). Resultados: La población de partículas de fármaco se caracterizó por una forma acicular y un tamaño micrométrico, con una distribución de tamaños heterogénea. Se comprobó cómo controlando la composición del medio de dispersión, en términos de pH y electrolitos, podía definirse la carga eléctrica superficial de las partículas de fármaco y, así su proceso de sedimentación, obteniéndose el sistema más adecuado para la vía de administración oral (sistema floculado). Conclusiones: Se han definido las condiciones iniciales de formulación de suspensiones acuosas de Praziquantel destinadas a la vía oral. Un control adecuado de la composición de la fase externa resulta fundamental en el establecimiento del mejor sistema (floculado) para esta vía de administración


Introduction: One of the first-line drugs against schistosomiasis is Praziquantel. Up to now, numerous oral solid dosage forms have been developed, being they considered of little help to elder patients, pediatrics, and Veterinary. Initial steps in the development of preformulation studies aiming the design of a Praziquantel liquid pharmaceutical dosage form to be administered orally are described. Method: Size and shape of Praziquantel particles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, it was investigated the effect of pH and type of electrolyte and its concentration in the aqueous dispersion media on the behaviour of the suspensions. To that aim, electrokinetic determinations (zeta potential) and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry measurements (turbidimetry as a function of time) were done. Results: Drug particles were characterized by an acicular shape and a micrometer size (heterogeneous size distribution). It was observed that controlling the composition of the aqueous dispersion media, in terms of pH and electrolytes, helped in defining the surface electrical charge of the drug particles and, thus the sedimentation profile, obtaining the more adequate system for the oral route of drug administration (flocculated system). Conclusions: Initial conditions to formulate aqueous Praziquantel suspensions for the oral route have been defined. An appropriate control of the composition of the external phase of the suspension is a key aspect when establishing the best liquid pharmaceutical system (flocculated) for this administration route


Subject(s)
Humans , Drug Compounding/methods , Praziquantel/pharmacology , 51668/methods , Drug Stability , Praziquantel/chemical synthesis , Praziquantel/therapeutic use , Electrophoresis/methods , Sedimentation , Sedimentation/analysis , Electrolytes/pharmacology
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