D7. Disintegration, disaggregation and dissolution Flashcards

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Excipients to modify drug release from tablets?

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-polymeric coating materials – eg enteric coating polymers (reminder)
-achieve delayed release of drug
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formulation for Asacol delayed-release tablet for oral administration?

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How do Hydrophilic swelling polymers as excipientswork?

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-matrix swelling
-matrix/ gel erosion
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Describe matrix swelling in Hydrophilic swelling polymers as excipients

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-surface hydrates and creates viscous gel structure
-gel is a barrier to liquid ingress into tablet and drug diffusion out. This stage important for release of water soluble drugs

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Describe matrix/gel erosion in Hydrophilic swelling polymers as excipients

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gradually gel matrix erodes in GI tract |this stage is important for release of water insoluble drugs

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Examples of modified release formulations in BNF?

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What is dissolution?

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dissolution is a process where solid dissolves at the solid-liquid interface, dissolved molecules diffuse to the bulk solution
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three models which either alone or in combination, used to describe the dissolution mechanisms:

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-Diffusion layer model
-Interfacial Barrier Model
-Danckwert’s Model

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Describe Diffusion layer modelNoyes-Whitney model

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-assumes that a layer of liquid, H, adjacent to the solid surface remains stagnant
-the dissolution at the solid/liquid interface is assumed to be instantaneous forming a saturated solution, Cs, of the solid in the static liquid film
-relevant for water soluble drugs
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Describe Noyes-Whitney equation

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Factors affecting drug dissolution rate?

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-temperature – affects solubility (Cs) and diffusion (D)
often you warm up to dissolve
-agitation – affects static layer (h)
stirring of medium (stirring sugar into tea)
-viscosity – affects diffusion (D)
-wettability – affects area for drug release (A)
eg. hydrophobic lubricant reduces wettability and hence surface area for release
-pH – affects drug solubility (Cs) –
when drug has pH dependent solubility (weak acid and bases)
-particle size - affects surface area (A)
decreasing particles size -> improves dissolution and bioavailability of drug with poor solubility
(poor solubility < 0.05 g/l)
-polymorphic form
different crystal structures of the same drug => different solubility => Cs is affected; particularly important for poorly soluble drugs

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Describe Interfacial barrier model

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-assumed that the process at the solid/liquid interface is not instantaneous due to a high activation free energy barrier which has to be surmounted before the solid can dissolve.
-once the barrier is overcome, the dissolution mechanism is essentially the same as in diffusion layer model
-relevant to poorly soluble drugs
-the rate of diffusion in the static layer is relatively fast in comparison with the surmounting of the energy barrier, which therefore becomes rate limiting in the dissolution process
-Increased complexity of model and equation
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Describe Danckwert’s model

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-The Danckwert’s model (from ~ the1950) assumes that packets of solvent reach the solid/liquid interface by diffusion in some random fashion.
-at the interface, the packet of water is able to absorb solute (solid material that is dissolving) according to the laws of diffusion and is then replaced by a new packet of solvent.
-this surface renewal process is related to the solute transport rate and hence to the dissolution rate
-Increased complexity of model and equation
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Tabletting excipients to aid disintegration and dissolution?

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-wetting agents in tablet formulation promote surface interaction with water and water penetration into tablet - enhancing disintegration
-an interracially adsorbing agent (surfactant) can improve the dissolution rate by changing surface properties of drug particles

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Uniformity of weight?

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Uniformity of content?

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Disintegration of tablet?

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Dissolution testing – ie. drug dissolution?

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Tablet hardness / breaking strength / resistance to crushing testing?

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Resistance to abrasion – Friability testing

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Fast Dissolving Oral Delivery Formulations?

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-solid dosage form that dissolves or disintegrates rapidly in oral cavity, resulting in solution or suspension without the need of water
-synonyms: Orodispersable tablets, melts

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drug from the formulation dissolves or disperses in the saliva…

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for some drugs a portion may be absorbed from the mouth, pharynx and oesophagus as the saliva passes towards the stomach (potentially increased absorption/bioavailability)

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fast dissolution of formulation in the mouth is achieved…

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-formulations are either very porous or soft moulded matrices or compressed into tablets with very low compression force
-often require specialized ‘peel-off blister’ packaging)

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Targeting Drugs to the Colon: Colon bacteria approach(gut microbiota role)?

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-majority bacteria in GIT are present in the distal gut
-colonic bacteria predominantly anaerobic
-secrete enzymes capable of metabolizing endogenous and exogenous substances (carbohydrates, proteins) which escape digestion in the upper GI tract
-Consequence: materials that are susceptible to bacterial fermentation in the colon (while remaining stable in the stomach and small intestine) could be utilized to target drug delivery to the colon

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Improving drug bioavailability by gastro-retention; gastroretentive strategies?
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