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Felicijan T, Bogataj M. Forecasting the effect of water gastric emptying patterns on model drug release in an in vitro glass-bead flow-through system. ACTA PHARMACEUTICA (ZAGREB, CROATIA) 2024; 74:269-287. [PMID: 38815199 DOI: 10.2478/acph-2024-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Oral solid dosage forms are most frequently administered with a glass of water which empties from the stomach relatively fast, but with a certain variability in its emptying kinetics. The purpose of this study was thus to simulate different individual water gastric emptying (GE) patterns in an in vitro glass-bead flow-through dissolution system. Further, the effect of GE on the dissolution of model drugs from immediate-release tablets was assessed by determining the amount of dissolved drug in the samples pumped out of the stomach compartment. Additionally, different HCl solutions were used as dissolution media to assess the effect of the variability of pH of the gastric fluid on the dissolution of three model drugs: paracetamol, diclofenac sodium, and dipyridamole. The difference in fast and slow GE kinetics resulted in different dissolution profiles of paracetamol in all studied media. For diclofenac sodium and dipyridamole tablets, the effect of GE kinetics was well observed only in media, where the solubility was not a limiting factor. Therefore, GE kinetics of co-ingested water influences the drug release from immediate-release tablets, however, in certain cases, other parameters influencing drug dissolution can partly or fully hinder the expression of this effect.
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- Tjaša Felicijan
- 1University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- 1University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Piscitelli J, Hens B, Tomaszewska I, Wollenberg L, Litwiler K, McAllister M, Reddy M. Effect of Food and a Proton-Pump Inhibitor on the Absorption of Encorafenib: An In Vivo- In Vitro- In Silico Approach. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:2589-2599. [PMID: 37037186 PMCID: PMC10155203 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Encorafenib is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with BRAF mutant melanoma and BRAF mutant metastatic colorectal cancer. To understand the effect of food and coadministration with a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI), in vitro, in vivo, and in silico data were generated to optimize the clinical dose, evaluate safety, and better understand the oral absorption process under these conditions. Study 1 evaluated the effect of food on the plasma pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability after a single oral dose of encorafenib 100 mg. Study 2 evaluated the same end points with coadministration of encorafenib and rabeprazole (PPI perpetrator). The in vitro gastrointestinal TIM-1 model was used to investigate the release of encorafenib and the amount available for absorption under different testing conditions (fasted, fed, and with the use of a PPI). The fasted, fed, and PPI states were predicted for the encorafenib commercial capsule in GastroPlus 9.8. In study 1, both AUCinf and AUClast decreased by 4% with the administration of a high-fat meal. The Cmax was 36% lower than with fasted conditions. All 3 exposure parameters in study 2 (AUCinf, AUClast, and Cmax) had mean changes of <10% when encorafenib was coadministered with a PPI. Using the in vitro gastrointestinal simulator TIM-1, the model demonstrated a similar release of drug, as the bioaccessible fraction, in the 3 conditions was equal (≥80%), predicting no PPI or food effect for this drug formulation. The modeling in GastroPlus 9.8 demonstrated complete absorption of encorafenib when formulated as an amorphous solid dispersion. To obtain these results, it was crucial to integrate the amorphous solubility of the drug that shows a 20-fold higher solubility at pH 6.8 compared with crystalline solubility. The increased amorphous solubility is likely the reason no PPI effect was observed compared with fasted state conditions. The prolongation in gastric emptying in the fed state resulted in delayed plasma Tmax for encorafenib. No dose adjustment is necessary when encorafenib is administered in the fed state or when coadministered with a PPI. Both the TIM-1 and physiologically based pharmacokinetic model results were consistent with the observed clinical data, suggesting that these will be valuable tools for future work.
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- Joseph Piscitelli
- Pfizer Inc., Global Product Development, La Jolla, California 92121, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Drug Product Design, Sandwich CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom
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- Pfizer Inc., Early Clinical Development, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Global Product Development, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Drug Product Design, Sandwich CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom
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- Pfizer Inc., Early Clinical Development, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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Niessen J, López Mármol Á, Ismail R, Schiele JT, Rau K, Wahl A, Sauer K, Heinzerling O, Breitkreutz J, Koziolek M. Application of biorelevant in vitro assays for the assessment and optimization of ASD-based formulations for pediatric patients. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2023; 185:13-27. [PMID: 36813089 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2023.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Amorphous solid dispersions (ASD) have been a successful formulation strategy to overcome the poor aqueous solubility of many novel drugs, but the development of pediatric formulations presents a special challenge due to variable gastrointestinal conditions in children. It was the aim of this work to design and apply a staged biopharmaceutical test protocol for the in vitro assessment of ASD-based pediatric formulations. Ritonavir was used as a model drug with poor aqueous solubility. Based on the commercial ASD powder formulation, a mini-tablet and a conventional tablet formulation were prepared. Drug release from the three formulations was studied in different biorelevant in vitro assays (i.e. MicroDiss, two-stage, transfer model, tiny-TIM) to consider different aspects of human GI physiology. Data from the two-stage and transfer model tests indicated that by controlled disintegration and dissolution excessive primary precipitation can be prevented. However, this advantage of the mini-tablet and tablet formulation did not translate into better performance in tiny-TIM. Here, the in vitro bioaccessibility was comparable for all three formulations. In the future, the staged biopharmaceutical action plan established herein will support the development of ASD-based pediatric formulations by improving the mechanistic understanding so that formulations are developed for which drug release is robust against variable physiological conditions.
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- Janis Niessen
- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Knollstrasse, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Vinarov Z, Butler J, Kesisoglou F, Koziolek M, Augustijns P. Assessment of food effects during clinical development. Int J Pharm 2023; 635:122758. [PMID: 36801481 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Food-drug interactions frequently hamper oral drug development due to various physicochemical, physiological and formulation-dependent mechanisms. This has stimulated the development of a range of promising biopharmaceutical assessment tools which, however, lack standardized settings and protocols. Hence, this manuscript aims to provide an overview of the general approach and the methodology used in food effect assessment and prediction. For in vitro dissolution-based predictions, the expected food effect mechanism should be carefully considered when selecting the level of complexity of the model, together with its drawbacks and advantages. Typically, in vitro dissolution profiles are then incorporated into physiologically based pharmacokinetic models, which can estimate the impact of food-drug interactions on bioavailability within 2-fold prediction error, at least. Positive food effects related to drug solubilization in the GI tract are easier to predict than negative food effects. Preclinical animal models also provide a good level of food effect prediction, with beagle dogs remaining the gold standard. When solubility-related food-drug interactions have large clinical impact, advanced formulation approaches can be used to improve fasted state pharmacokinetics, hence decreasing the fasted/fed difference in oral bioavailability. Finally, the knowledge from all studies should be combined to secure regulatory approval of the labelling instructions.
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- Zahari Vinarov
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Medicine Development and Supply, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Ware, United Kingdom
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- AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Small Molecule CMC Development, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Tsume Y. Evaluation and prediction of oral drug absorption and bioequivalence with food-drug interaction. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2023; 50:100502. [PMID: 37001300 DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2023.100502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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This article reviews the impacts on the in vivo prediction of oral bioavailability (BA) and bioequivalence (BE) based on Biopharmaceutical classification systems (BCS) by the food-drug interaction (food effect) and the gastrointestinal (GI) environmental change. Various in vitro and in silico predictive methodologies have been used to expect the BA and BE of the test oral formulation. Food intake changes the GI physiology and environment, which affect oral drug absorption and its BE evaluation. Even though the pHs and bile acids in the GI tract would have significant influence on drug dissolution and, hence, oral drug absorption, those impacts largely depend on the physicochemical properties of oral medicine, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). BCS class I and III drugs are high soluble drugs in the physiological pH range, food-drug interaction may not affect their BA. On the other hand, BCS class II and IV drugs have pH-dependent solubility, and the more bile acid secretion and the pH changes by food intake might affect their BA. In this report, the GI physiological changes between the fasted and fed states are described and the prediction on the oral drug absorption by food-drug interaction have been introduced.
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Luo L, Thakral NK, Schwabe R, Li L, Chen S. Using Tiny-TIM Dissolution and In Silico Simulation to Accelerate Oral Product Development of a BCS Class II Compound. AAPS PharmSciTech 2022; 23:185. [PMID: 35778639 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-022-02343-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Though oral drug delivery is the most preferred route of administration, there is high drug pharmacokinetic variability associated with the oral route. Change in drug substance particle size distribution, formulation composition, or manufacturing process may impact the dissolution and, hence, the systemic drug absorption in biopharmaceutics classification system class II compounds. In the present research, using a Boehringer Ingelheim investigational drug substance as the model compound, the tiny-TIM in vitro data and in silico pharmacokinetic model were used to establish in vitro-in vivo correlation and to predict the oral bioavailability. The level C in vitro-in vivo correlation between in vivo AUC and in vitro amount dissolved in both fasted and fed states could be established. Furthermore, level A in vitro-in vivo correlation was established between in vivo fraction absorbed and bioaccessibility from tiny-TIM dissolution in both fasted and fed states. Prediction of positive food effect from tiny-TIM dissolution was consistent with conclusion from clinical studies. Such predictive models developed using the minimum clinical data and the in vitro tiny-TIM data have the potential to reduce the animal and human experiments and to expedite the overall drug development process.
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- Laibin Luo
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 06877, USA.
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 06877, USA.
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 06877, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 06877, USA.,Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas, 77204, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 06877, USA
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Lex TR, Rodriguez JD, Zhang L, Jiang W, Gao Z. Development of In Vitro Dissolution Testing Methods to Simulate Fed Conditions for Immediate Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms. AAPS J 2022; 24:40. [PMID: 35277760 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-022-00690-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In vitro dissolution testing is widely used to mimic and predict in vivo performance of oral drug products in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This literature review assesses the current in vitro dissolution methodologies being employed to simulate and predict in vivo drug dissolution under fasted and fed conditions, with emphasis on immediate release (IR) solid oral dosage forms. Notable human GI physiological conditions under fasted and fed states have been reviewed and summarized. Literature results showed that dissolution media, mechanical forces, and transit times are key dissolution test parameters for simulating specific postprandial conditions. A number of biorelevant systems, including the fed stomach model (FSM), GastroDuo device, dynamic gastric model (DGM), simulated gastrointestinal tract models (TIM), and the human gastric simulator (HGS), have been developed to mimic the postprandial state of the stomach. While these models have assisted in expanding physiological relevance of in vitro dissolution tests, in general, these models lack the ability to fully replicate physiological conditions/processes. Furthermore, the translatability of in vitro data to an in vivo system remains challenging. Additionally, physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling has been employed to evaluate the effect of food on drug bioavailability and bioequivalence. Here, we assess the current status of in vitro dissolution methodologies and absorption PBPK modeling approaches to identify knowledge gaps and facilitate further development of in vitro dissolution methods that factor in fasted and fed states. Prediction of in vivo drug performance under fasted and fed conditions via in vitro dissolution testing and modeling may potentially help efforts in harmonizing global regulatory recommendations regarding in vivo fasted and fed bioequivalence studies for solid oral IR products.
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- Timothy R Lex
- Division of Complex Drug Analysis, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA
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- Division of Complex Drug Analysis, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA
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- Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, USA
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- Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, USA.
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- Division of Complex Drug Analysis, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA.
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Li M, Zhang X, Wu D, Anand O, Chen H, Raines K, Yu L. Understanding In Vivo Dissolution of Immediate Release (IR) Solid Oral Drug Products Containing Weak Acid BCS Class 2 (BCS Class 2a) Drugs. AAPS JOURNAL 2021; 23:113. [PMID: 34704158 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-021-00639-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In vivo drug dissolution kinetics of BCS Class 2a IR solid oral drug products remains largely unknown. An understanding to what extent the solubility influences in vivo dissolution is needed to design appropriate in vitro dissolution methods. In this study, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to investigate the in vivo dissolution of BCS Class 2a drugs based on numerical deconvolution analyses. The PK data were obtained from published literature or drug applications submitted to the FDA. It has been hypothesized that the in vivo drug dissolution rate would likely correlate to the solubility of NSAIDs in the media at gastrointestinal pH. Our findings show a short lag time of absorption (Tlag), comparable to the liquid gastric emptying time and independent of the solubility and formulation. In Vivo drug dissolution of NSAIDs was generally rapid and complete within the regular drug residence time in the small intestine while multi-phase absorption was observed in some subjects for all the NSAIDs. The comparisons of in vivo drug dissolution rate, which was characterized by in vivo dissolution half-life (Thalf), indicate that solubility has a minimal impact on in vivo drug dissolution rate for NSAIDs. Gastric emptying regulated by migrating motor complex (MMC) under fasted state most likely governs drug dissolution and absorption of NSAIDs. For BCS Class 2a IR solid oral drug products, large variability of gastric emptying and MMC as well as the strong driving force of intestinal absorption probably outweigh the impact of solubility on drug in vivo dissolution.
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- Min Li
- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Office of New Drug Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Office of New Drug Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Office of New Drug Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.,Biopharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Office of New Drug Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Office of New Drug Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Office of New Drug Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Office of New Drug Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, USA
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In Vitro Simulation of the Environment in the Upper Gastrointestinal Lumen After Drug Administration in the Fed State Using the TIM-1 System and Comparison With Luminal Data in Adults. J Pharm Sci 2021; 111:197-205. [PMID: 34673096 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We evaluated the environment in TIM-1 luminal compartments using paracetamol and danazol solutions and suspensions and the fed state configuration. Data were compared with recently published data in healthy adults. TIM-1 experiments were performed with a 3-fold downscale. Volumes of secretions in gastric and duodenal compartments adequately reflected the luminal data in adults up to 3 h post drug dosing. pH values in duodenal and jejunal compartments adequately reflected average pH values in adults. In gastric compartment pH values where initially higher than average values in adults and reached baseline levels earlier than in adults. The environment in the TIM-1 gastric compartment and jejunal compartment adequately reflected the average total paracetamol and danazol amounts per volume of contents in the adult stomach and upper small intestine, respectively. Total bile acids concentrations in the micellar phase of contents in duodenal and jejunal compartments overestimated micellar concentrations in the upper small intestine of adults. Adjustments in gastric emptying/acid secretion rates and bile acids identities in the duodenal and jejunal compartments, and application of dynamic bile acids secretion rates are expected to further improve the relevance of luminal conditions in TIM-1 compartments with those in adults.
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O'Dwyer PJ, Box KJ, Imanidis G, Vertzoni M, Reppas C. On the usefulness of four in vitro methods in assessing the intraluminal performance of poorly soluble, ionisable compounds in the fasted state. Eur J Pharm Sci 2021; 168:106034. [PMID: 34628003 PMCID: PMC8665220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2021.106034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A small-scale two-stage biphasic system, a small-scale two-stage dissolution-permeation system, the Erweka mini-paddle apparatus, and the BioGIT system were evaluated for their usefulness in assessing the intraluminal performance of two low solubility drugs in the fasted state, one with weakly acidic properties (tested in a salt form, diclofenac potassium) and one with weakly alkaline properties [ritonavir, tested as an amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) formulation]. In all in vitro methods, an immediate-release tablet and a powder formulation of diclofenac potassium were both rapidly dissolved in Level II biorelevant media simulating the conditions in the upper small intestine. Physiologically based biopharmaceutics (PBB) modelling for the tablet formulation resulted in a successful simulation of the average plasma profile in adults, whereas for the powder formulation modelling indicated that gastric emptying and transport through the intestinal epithelium limit the absorption rates. Detailed information on the behaviour of the ritonavir ASD formulation under both simulated gastric and upper small intestinal conditions were crucial for understanding the luminal performance. PBB modelling showed that the dissolution and precipitation parameters, estimated from the Erweka mini-paddle apparatus data and the small-scale two-stage biphasic system data, respectively, were necessary to adequately simulate the average plasma profile after administration of the ritonavir ASD formulation. Simulation of the gastrointestinal transfer process from the stomach to the small intestine was necessary to evaluate the effects of hypochlorhydric conditions on the luminal performance of the ritonavir ASD formulation. Based on this study, the selection of the appropriate in vitro method for evaluating the intraluminal performance of ionisable lipophilic drugs depends on the characteristics of the drug substance. The results suggest that for (salts of) acidic drugs (e.g., diclofenac potassium) it is only an issue of availability and ease of operation of the apparatus. For weakly alkaline substances (e.g., ritonavir), the results indicate that the dynamic dissolution process needs to be simulated, with the type of requested information (e.g., dissolution parameters, precipitation parameters, luminal concentrations) being key for selecting the most appropriate method. Regardless of the ionisation characteristics, early in the drug development process the use of small-scale systems may be inevitable, due to the limited quantities of drug substance available.
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- Patrick J O'Dwyer
- Pion Inc. (UK) Ltd., Forest Row, East Sussex, United Kingdom; Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece; School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland
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- Pion Inc. (UK) Ltd., Forest Row, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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- University of Applied Sciences Northwest. Switzerland. School of Life Sciences, Institute of Pharma Technology, Hofackerstrasse 30, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland; University of Basel, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece.
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Yoshikawa T, Oki J, Ichikawa N, Yamashita S, Sugano K. Small differences in acidic pH condition significantly affect dissolution equivalence between drug products of acidic drug salt. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Thakral NK, Meister E, Jankovsky C, Li L, Schwabe R, Luo L, Chen S. Prediction of in vivo supersaturation and precipitation of poorly water-soluble drugs: Achievements and aspirations. Int J Pharm 2021; 600:120505. [PMID: 33753162 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This review focuses on options available to a pharmaceutical scientist to predict in vivo supersaturation and precipitation of poorly water-soluble drugs. As no single device or system can simulate the complex gastrointestinal environment, a combination of appropriate in vitro tools may be utilized to get optimal predictive information. To address the empirical issues encountered during small-scale and full-scale in vitro predictive testing, theoretical background and relevant case studies are discussed. The practical considerations for selection of appropriate tools at various stages of drug development are recommended. Upcoming technologies that have potential to further reduce in vivo studies and expedite the drug development process are also discussed.
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- Naveen K Thakral
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, United States.
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, United States
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, United States
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, United States; Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, United States
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, United States
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, United States
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Loisios-Konstantinidis I, Dressman J. Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling to Support Waivers of In Vivo Clinical Studies: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities. Mol Pharm 2020; 18:1-17. [PMID: 33320002 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PBPK/PD) modeling has been extensively applied to quantitatively translate in vitro data, predict the in vivo performance, and ultimately support waivers of in vivo clinical studies. In the area of biopharmaceutics and within the context of model-informed drug discovery and development (MID3), there is a rapidly growing interest in applying verified and validated mechanistic PBPK models to waive in vivo clinical studies. However, the regulatory acceptance of PBPK analyses for biopharmaceutics and oral drug absorption applications, which is also referred to variously as "PBPK absorption modeling" [Zhang et al. CPT: Pharmacometrics Syst. Pharmacol. 2017, 6, 492], "physiologically based absorption modeling", or "physiologically based biopharmaceutics modeling" (PBBM), remains rather low [Kesisoglou et al. J. Pharm. Sci. 2016, 105, 2723] [Heimbach et al. AAPS J. 2019, 21, 29]. Despite considerable progress in the understanding of gastrointestinal (GI) physiology, in vitro biopharmaceutic and in silico tools, PBPK models for oral absorption often suffer from an incomplete understanding of the physiology, overparameterization, and insufficient model validation and/or platform verification, all of which can represent limitations to their translatability and predictive performance. The complex interactions of drug substances and (bioenabling) formulations with the highly dynamic and heterogeneous environment of the GI tract in different age, ethnic, and genetic groups as well as disease states have not been yet fully elucidated, and they deserve further research. Along with advancements in the understanding of GI physiology and refinement of current or development of fully mechanistic in silico tools, we strongly believe that harmonization, interdisciplinary interaction, and enhancement of the translational link between in vitro, in silico, and in vivo will determine the future of PBBM. This Perspective provides an overview of the current status of PBBM, reflects on challenges and knowledge gaps, and discusses future opportunities around PBPK/PD models for oral absorption of small and large molecules to waive in vivo clinical studies.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main 60438, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute of Translational Pharmacology and Medicine (ITMP), Carl-von-Noorden Platz 9, Frankfurt am Main 60438, Germany
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Augustijns P, Vertzoni M, Reppas C, Langguth P, Lennernäs H, Abrahamsson B, Hasler WL, Baker JR, Vanuytsel T, Tack J, Corsetti M, Bermejo M, Paixão P, Amidon GL, Hens B. Unraveling the behavior of oral drug products inside the human gastrointestinal tract using the aspiration technique: History, methodology and applications. Eur J Pharm Sci 2020; 155:105517. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Tsume Y, Patel S, Wang M, Hermans A, Kesisoglou F. The Introduction of a New Flexible In Vivo Predictive Dissolution Apparatus, GIS-Alpha (GIS-α), to Study Dissolution Profiles of BCS Class IIb Drugs, Dipyridamole and Ketoconazole. J Pharm Sci 2020; 109:3471-3479. [PMID: 32888960 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2020.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The physiological pH changes and peristalsis activities in gastrointestinal (GI) tract have big impact on the dissolution of oral drug products, when those oral drug products include APIs with pH-dependent solubility. It is well documented that predicting the bioperformance of those oral drug products can be challenging using compendial methods. To overcome this limitation, in vivo predictive dissolution apparatuses, such as the transfer model, have been developed to predict bioperformance of oral formulation candidates and drug products. In this manuscript we utilize a new transfer-model dissolution apparatus, the gastrointestinal simulator-α (GIS-α), to characterize its behavior in terms of transfer kinetics and pH, assess its reproducibility and adaptability to mimic different transfer conditions, as well as study dissolution of ketoconazole and dipyridamole as model BCS class IIb compounds. Availability of commercially available dissolution transfer systems with similar configuration to compendial dissolution apparatus, may be helpful to simplify and standardize in vivo predictive dissolution methodologies for BCS class IIb compounds in the future.
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- Yasuhiro Tsume
- Biopharmaceutics, Merck & Co. Inc, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA.
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- Biopharmaceutics, Merck & Co. Inc, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA
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- Analytical Science, Merck & Co. Inc, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA
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Six years of progress in the oral biopharmaceutics area – A summary from the IMI OrBiTo project. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2020; 152:236-247. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2020.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Successful oral delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs both depends on the intraluminal behavior of drugs and of appropriate advanced drug delivery systems. Eur J Pharm Sci 2019; 137:104967. [PMID: 31252052 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2019.104967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Poorly water-soluble drugs continue to be a problematic, yet important class of pharmaceutical compounds for treatment of a wide range of diseases. Their prevalence in discovery is still high, and their development is usually limited by our lack of a complete understanding of how the complex chemical, physiological and biochemical processes that occur between administration and absorption individually and together impact on bioavailability. This review defines the challenge presented by these drugs, outlines contemporary strategies to solve this challenge, and consequent in silico and in vitro evaluation of the delivery technologies for poorly water-soluble drugs. The next steps and unmet needs are proposed to present a roadmap for future studies for the field to consider enabling progress in delivery of poorly water-soluble compounds.
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Impact of regional differences along the gastrointestinal tract of healthy adults on oral drug absorption: An UNGAP review. Eur J Pharm Sci 2019; 134:153-175. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2019.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Shrivas M, Khunt D, Shrivas M, Choudhari M, Rathod R, Misra M. Advances in In Vivo Predictive Dissolution Testing of Solid Oral Formulations: How Closer to In Vivo Performance? J Pharm Innov 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12247-019-09392-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hellms S, Gueler F, Gutberlet M, Schebb NH, Rund K, Kielstein JT, VoChieu V, Rauhut S, Greite R, Martirosian P, Haller H, Wacker F, Derlin K. Single-dose diclofenac in healthy volunteers can cause decrease in renal perfusion measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 71:1262-1270. [PMID: 31131893 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.13105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated changes of renal perfusion after topical and oral diclofenac administration in healthy volunteers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with arterial spin labelling (ASL). METHODS Twenty-four healthy human participants (21-51 years) underwent 1.5T MRI before and 1 h after a single oral dose of diclofenac (50 mg). Twelve of 24 participants underwent an additional MRI examination following 3-day topical diclofenac administration. For renal perfusion imaging, a flow-sensitive alternating inversion-recovery TrueFISP ASL sequence was applied. Plasma concentrations of diclofenac and serum concentrations of thromboxane were determined. KEY FINDINGS After oral diclofenac application, large interindividual differences in plasma concentrations were observed (range <3-4604 nm). Topical diclofenac application did not result in relevant systemic diclofenac levels (range 5-75 nm). MRI showed a significant reduction of renal perfusion in individuals with diclofenac levels ≥225 nm (baseline: 347 ± 7 vs diclofenac: 323 ± 8 ml/min/100 g, P < 0.01); no significant differences were observed in participants with diclofenac levels <225 nm. Diclofenac levels correlated negatively with thromboxane B2 levels pointing towards target engagement. CONCLUSIONS Single-dose diclofenac caused a decrease in renal perfusion in participants with diclofenac levels ≥225 nm. We demonstrated that even a single dose of diclofenac can impair renal perfusion, which could be detrimental in patients with underlying chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury.
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- Susanne Hellms
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Nephrology Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Food Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Food Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Institute for Food Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Medical Clinic V (Nephrology, Rheumatology, Blood Purification), Academic Teaching Hospital Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Nephrology Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Section on Experimental Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Butler J, Hens B, Vertzoni M, Brouwers J, Berben P, Dressman J, Andreas CJ, Schaefer KJ, Mann J, McAllister M, Jamei M, Kostewicz E, Kesisoglou F, Langguth P, Minekus M, Müllertz A, Schilderink R, Koziolek M, Jedamzik P, Weitschies W, Reppas C, Augustijns P. In vitro models for the prediction of in vivo performance of oral dosage forms: Recent progress from partnership through the IMI OrBiTo collaboration. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2019; 136:70-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Rubbens J, Brouwers J, Tack J, Augustijns P. Gastric and Duodenal Diclofenac Concentrations in Healthy Volunteers after Intake of the FDA Standard Meal: In Vivo Observations and in Vitro Explorations. Mol Pharm 2018; 16:573-582. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jari Rubbens
- KU Leuven Drug Delivery & Disposition, Gasthuisberg O&N2, Herestraat 49 Box 921, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven Drug Delivery & Disposition, Gasthuisberg O&N2, Herestraat 49 Box 921, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), Gasthuisberg O&N1, Herestraat 49 Box 701, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven Drug Delivery & Disposition, Gasthuisberg O&N2, Herestraat 49 Box 921, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Felicijan T, Pišlar M, Vene K, Bogataj M. The Influence of Simulated Fasted Gastrointestinal pH Profiles on Diclofenac Sodium Dissolution in a Glass-Bead Flow-Through System. AAPS PharmSciTech 2018; 19:2875-2884. [PMID: 30151730 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-018-1140-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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High inter- and intra-individual variability in the pH of fluids in the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract has been described in the literature. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of physiological variability in fasted pH profiles of media along the GI tract on diclofenac sodium (DF-Na) dissolution from matrix tablets. Four individual in vivo fasted pH profiles were selected from the literature that differed in pH values and transit times from the stomach to the proximal colon. Using a glass-bead device flow-through dissolution system, these pH profiles were simulated in vitro using a specific media sequence and considering simulated intestinal buffer capacities corresponding to in vivo literature data. Dissolution experiments were then performed in the same system with media sequence following individual pH profiles. In dissolution experiments, where influences of simulated gastric emptying time (GET), gastric pH value, small intestinal transit time, and colonic pH were studied; high influence of gastric pH value and GET on DF-Na dissolution was observed. The effect of variability in pH profiles in the range of individual in vivo data on DF-Na dissolution was also clearly observed in experiments, where dissolution studies were performed following three simulated in vivo individual pH profiles. The differences in DF-Na release between three individual pH profiles were substantial; they also reflected in simulated plasma concentration profiles and can be attributed to pH dependent diclofenac solubility.
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Pentafragka C, Symillides M, McAllister M, Dressman J, Vertzoni M, Reppas C. The impact of food intake on the luminal environment and performance of oral drug products with a view to in vitro and in silico simulations: a PEARRL review. J Pharm Pharmacol 2018; 71:557-580. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Objectives
Using the type of meal and dosing conditions suggested by regulatory agencies as a basis, this review has two specific objectives: first, to summarize our understanding on the impact of food intake on luminal environment and drug product performance and second, to summarize the usefulness and limitations of available in vitro and in silico methodologies for the evaluation of drug product performance after food intake.
Key findings
Characterization of the luminal environment and studies evaluating product performance in the lumen, under conditions suggested by regulatory agencies for simulating the fed state, are limited. Various in vitro methodologies have been proposed for evaluating drug product performance in the fed state, but systematic validation is lacking. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling approaches require the use of in vitro biorelevant data and, to date, have been used primarily for investigating the mechanisms via which an already observed food effect is mediated.
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Better understanding of the impact of changes induced by the meal administration conditions suggested by regulatory agencies on the luminal fate of the drug product is needed. Relevant information will be useful for optimizing the in vitro test methods and increasing the usefulness of PBPK modelling methodologies.
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- Christina Pentafragka
- Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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O'Dwyer PJ, Litou C, Box KJ, Dressman JB, Kostewicz ES, Kuentz M, Reppas C. In vitro methods to assess drug precipitation in the fasted small intestine – a PEARRL review. J Pharm Pharmacol 2018; 71:536-556. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Objectives
Drug precipitation in vivo poses a significant challenge for the pharmaceutical industry. During the drug development process, the impact of drug supersaturation or precipitation on the in vivo behaviour of drug products is evaluated with in vitro techniques. This review focuses on the small and full scale in vitro methods to assess drug precipitation in the fasted small intestine.
Key findings
Many methods have been developed in an attempt to evaluate drug precipitation in the fasted state, with varying degrees of complexity and scale. In early stages of drug development, when drug quantities are typically limited, small-scale tests facilitate an early evaluation of the potential precipitation risk in vivo and allow rapid screening of prototype formulations. At later stages of formulation development, full-scale methods are necessary to predict the behaviour of formulations at clinically relevant doses. Multicompartment models allow the evaluation of drug precipitation after transfer from stomach to the upper small intestine. Optimisation of available biopharmaceutics tools for evaluating precipitation in the fasted small intestine is crucial for accelerating the development of novel breakthrough medicines and reducing the development costs.
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Despite the progress from compendial quality control dissolution methods, further work is required to validate the usefulness of proposed setups and to increase their biorelevance, particularly in simulating the absorption of drug along the intestinal lumen. Coupling results from in vitro testing with physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling holds significant promise and requires further evaluation.
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- Patrick J O'Dwyer
- Pion Inc. (UK) Ltd., Forest Row, East Sussex, UK
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Pion Inc. (UK) Ltd., Forest Row, East Sussex, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Muttenz, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece
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Koenigsknecht MJ, Baker JR, Wen B, Frances A, Zhang H, Yu A, Zhao T, Tsume Y, Pai MP, Bleske BE, Zhang X, Lionberger R, Lee A, Amidon GL, Hasler WL, Sun D. In Vivo Dissolution and Systemic Absorption of Immediate Release Ibuprofen in Human Gastrointestinal Tract under Fed and Fasted Conditions. Mol Pharm 2017; 14:4295-4304. [PMID: 28937221 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In vivo drug dissolution in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is largely unmeasured. The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the in vivo drug dissolution and systemic absorption of the BCS class IIa drug ibuprofen under fed and fasted conditions by direct sampling of stomach and small intestinal luminal content. Expanding current knowledge of drug dissolution in vivo will help to establish physiologically relevant in vitro models predictive of drug dissolution. A multilumen GI catheter was orally inserted into the GI tract of healthy human subjects. Subjects received a single oral dose of ibuprofen (800 mg tablet) with 250 mL of water under fasting and fed conditions. The GI catheter facilitated collection of GI fluid from the stomach, duodenum, and jejunum. Ibuprofen concentration in GI fluid supernatant and plasma was determined by LC-MS/MS. A total of 23 subjects completed the study, with 11 subjects returning for an additional study visit (a total of 34 completed study visits). The subjects were primarily white (61%) and male (65%) with an average age of 30 years. The subjects had a median [min, max] weight of 79 [52, 123] kg and body mass index of 25.7 [19.4, 37.7] kg/m2. Ibuprofen plasma levels were higher under fasted conditions and remained detectable for 28 h under both conditions. The AUC0-24 and Cmax were lower in fed subjects vs fasted subjects, and Tmax was delayed in fed subjects vs fasted subjects. Ibuprofen was detected immediately after ingestion in the stomach under fasting and fed conditions until 7 h after dosing. Higher levels of ibuprofen were detected in the small intestine soon after dosing in fasted subjects compared to fed. In contrast to plasma drug concentration, overall gastric concentrations remained higher under fed conditions due to increased gastric pH vs fasting condition. The gastric pH increased to near neutrality after feedingbefore decreasing to acidic levels after 7 h. Induction of the fed state reduced systemic levels but increased gastric levels of ibuprofen, which suggest that slow gastric emptying and transit dominate the effect for plasma drug concentration. The finding of high levels of ibuprofen in stomach and small intestine 7 h post dosing was unexpected. Future work is needed to better understand the role of various GI parameters, such as motility and gastric emptying, on systemic ibuprofen levels in order to improve in vitro predictive models.
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- Mark J Koenigsknecht
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120, United States
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- Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration , Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, United States
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- Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration , Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Cascone S, De Santis F, Lamberti G. Mimicking the contractions of a human stomach and their effect on pharmaceuticals. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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