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Shi G, Lin L, Liu Y, Chen G, Luo Y, Wu Y, Li H. Pharmaceutical application of multivariate modelling techniques: a review on the manufacturing of tablets. RSC Adv 2021; 11:8323-8345. [PMID: 35423324 PMCID: PMC8695199 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08030f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The tablet manufacturing process is a complex system, especially in continuous manufacturing (CM). It includes multiple unit operations, such as mixing, granulation, and tableting. In tablet manufacturing, critical quality attributes are influenced by multiple factorial relationships between material properties, process variables, and interactions. Moreover, the variation in raw material attributes and manufacturing processes is an inherent characteristic and seriously affects the quality of pharmaceutical products. To deepen our understanding of the tablet manufacturing process, multivariable modeling techniques can replace univariate analysis to investigate tablet manufacturing. In this review, the roles of the most prominent multivariate modeling techniques in the tablet manufacturing process are discussed. The review mainly focuses on applying multivariate modeling techniques to process understanding, optimization, process monitoring, and process control within multiple unit operations. To minimize the errors in the process of modeling, good modeling practice (GMoP) was introduced into the pharmaceutical process. Furthermore, current progress in the continuous manufacturing of tablets and the role of multivariate modeling techniques in continuous manufacturing are introduced. In this review, information is provided to both researchers and manufacturers to improve tablet quality.
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- Guolin Shi
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700 China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700 China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700 China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700 China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700 China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700 China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700 China
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Yusof N, Green J, Pitt K, Arjmandi-Tash O, Campbell AI, Ahmadian H, Tantawy H, Smith R. A novel method for the analysis of particle coating behaviour via contact spreading in a tumbling drum: Effect of coating liquid viscosity. POWDER TECHNOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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van den Ban S, Pitt KG, Whiteman M. Application of a tablet film coating model to define a process-imposed transition boundary for robust film coating. Pharm Dev Technol 2017; 23:176-182. [DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2017.1384492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- GlaxoSmithKline Global Manufacturing and Supply, Ware, UK
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Agrawal AM, Pandey P. Scale Up of Pan Coating Process Using Quality by Design Principles. J Pharm Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.24582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hilton J, Ying D, Cleary P. Modelling spray coating using a combined CFD–DEM and spherical harmonic formulation. Chem Eng Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sahni E, Chaudhuri B. Experimental and modeling approaches in characterizing coating uniformity in a pan coater: A literature review. Pharm Dev Technol 2012; 17:134-47. [DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2011.649852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Cahyadi C, Heng PWS, Chan LW. Optimization of process parameters for a quasi-continuous tablet coating system using design of experiments. AAPS PharmSciTech 2011; 12:119-31. [PMID: 21181512 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-010-9567-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Accepted: 12/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to identify and optimize the critical process parameters of the newly developed Supercell quasi-continuous coater for optimal tablet coat quality. Design of experiments, aided by multivariate analysis techniques, was used to quantify the effects of various coating process conditions and their interactions on the quality of film-coated tablets. The process parameters varied included batch size, inlet temperature, atomizing pressure, plenum pressure, spray rate and coating level. An initial screening stage was carried out using a 2(6-1(IV)) fractional factorial design. Following these preliminary experiments, optimization study was carried out using the Box-Behnken design. Main response variables measured included drug-loading efficiency, coat thickness variation, and the extent of tablet damage. Apparent optimum conditions were determined by using response surface plots. The process parameters exerted various effects on the different response variables. Hence, trade-offs between individual optima were necessary to obtain the best compromised set of conditions. The adequacy of the optimized process conditions in meeting the combined goals for all responses was indicated by the composite desirability value. By using response surface methodology and optimization, coating conditions which produced coated tablets of high drug-loading efficiency, low incidences of tablet damage and low coat thickness variation were defined. Optimal conditions were found to vary over a large spectrum when different responses were considered. Changes in processing parameters across the design space did not result in drastic changes to coat quality, thereby demonstrating robustness in the Supercell coating process.
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Lee KM, Armstrong PR, Thomasson JA, Sui R, Casada M, Herrman TJ. Development and characterization of food-grade tracers for the global grain tracing and recall system. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:10945-10957. [PMID: 20883029 DOI: 10.1021/jf101370k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Tracing grain from the farm to its final processing destination as it moves through multiple grain-handling systems, storage bins, and bulk carriers presents numerous challenges to existing record-keeping systems. This study examines the suitability of coded caplets to trace grain, in particular, to evaluate methodology to test tracers' ability to withstand the rigors of a commercial grain handling and storage systems as defined by physical properties using measurement technology commonly applied to assess grain hardness and end-use properties. Three types of tracers to dispense into bulk grains for tracing the grain back to its field of origin were developed using three food-grade substances [processed sugar, pregelatinized starch, and silicified microcrystalline cellulose (SMCC)] as a major component in formulations. Due to a different functionality of formulations, the manufacturing process conditions varied for each tracer type, resulting in unique variations in surface roughness, weight, dimensions, and physical and spectroscopic properties before and after coating. The applied two types of coating [pregelatinized starch and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC)] using an aqueous coating system containing appropriate plasticizers showed uniform coverage and clear coating. Coating appeared to act as a barrier against moisture penetration, to protect against mechanical damage of the surface of the tracers, and to improve the mechanical strength of tracers. The results of analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests showed the type of tracer, coating material, conditioning time, and a theoretical weight gain significantly influenced the morphological and physical properties of tracers. Optimization of these factors needs to be pursued to produce desirable tracers with consistent quality and performance when they flow with bulk grains throughout the grain marketing channels.
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- Kyung-Min Lee
- Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, Texas 77841
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Ruotsalainen M, Heinämäki J, Taipale K, Yliruusi J. Influence of the Aqueous Film Coating Process on the Properties and Stability of Tablets Containing a Moisture‐Labile Drug. Pharm Dev Technol 2003; 8:443-51. [PMID: 14601968 DOI: 10.1081/pdt-120024697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The effects of an aqueous film coating process on the morphology and storage stability of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose-coated tablets containing a moisture-labile model drug (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA) were evaluated using an instrumented side-vented tablet pan coater. Coating parameters studied were inlet air absolute humidity 5 g/m3 and 12 g/m3, spraying air pressure 100 kPa and 500 kPa, pan air temperature 35 degrees C and 55 degrees C, and coating solution flow rate 2.2 g/min and 7.8 g/min. The surface roughness of the coatings was measured with a laser profilometer and the chemical hydrolysis of the model drug ASA with an UV-spectrophotometer. The film-coated tablets were stored at 25 degrees C/60% RH and 40 degrees C/75% RH for three months. The high absolute humidity of the inlet air increased the residual water content and surface roughness of the coated tablets. Using a lower coating solution flow rate, higher spraying air pressure and pan temperature the coatings were smooth and homogeneous. In both ambient and accelerated storage conditions, the roughness of the coatings and the hydrolysis of ASA increased, but this was independent of the film coating process. Uniform and smooth hydroxypropyl methylcellulose coatings can be achieved by improved control of process parameters related to the application of the coating solution and water evaporation of the tablet surface.
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- Mirja Ruotsalainen
- Pharmaceutical Technology Division, Department of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Krogars K, Antikainen O, Heinämäki J, Laitinen N, Yliruusi J. Tablet film-coating with amylose-rich maize starch. Eur J Pharm Sci 2002; 17:23-30. [PMID: 12356417 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-0987(02)00134-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate an aqueous-based amylose-rich maize starch (Hylon VII) film-coating process of tablets performed by a side-vented pan coating system. Three formulation or process parameters of potential importance, including the plasticizer concentration (X(1)), the temperature of coating pan (X(2)) and the spray rate of the coating solution (X(3)), were evaluated using a central composite face-centred experimental design. Only a few process-related limitations associated with the aqueous film coating of Hylon VII were observed, and, in general, the coated tablets were of fairly good quality. At low spray rates, the temperature of the coating pan did not affect the roughness of the coated tablets. At higher spray rates, higher temperature gave smoother films. As regards surface quality and smoothness, a plasticizer concentration (i.e., a 1:1 mixture of sorbitol and glycerol) of approximately 65% of the polymer weight, seems to be suitable for the present formulations. The dissolution of all Hylon VII-coated tablets in an acidic medium was rapid, more than 75% of the drug (theophylline) dissolved within 15 min. On the basis of the present results, it can be concluded that amylose-rich maize starch (Hylon VII) may be considered as an aqueous film-coating agent to be used for pharmaceutical purposes and in established film-coating processes.
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- Karin Krogars
- Pharmaceutical Technology Division, Department of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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Rege BD, Gawel J, Kou JH. Identification of critical process variables for coating actives onto tablets via statistically designed experiments. Int J Pharm 2002; 237:87-94. [PMID: 11955807 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5173(02)00037-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of this work was to identify, using a statistical experimental design, the critical processing variables that affect content uniformity and loading of active agent coated on tablets in a 24" Accela-Cota. United States Pharmacopeia (USP) specifies that the % relative standard deviation (RSD) of drug content within a batch should be less than 6%. A Plackett-Burman experimental design was used to identify the process variables that influence the content uniformity and loading efficiency of the drug in the aqueous-based film coat of the tablets. The process variables investigated were inlet airflow, pan speed, inlet air temperature, coating time, atomization pressure, and fan pressure. Atomization pressure was identified as a major variable with respect to content uniformity (P<0.01). Pan speed and coating duration were also identified as variables significantly affecting content uniformity (P<0.05). Fan pressure was identified as a critical variable affecting recovery (P<<0.01). Temperature also significantly affected recovery (P<0.05). A good correlation was obtained between observed and predicted values for content uniformity (r(2)=0.85) and recovery (r(2)=0.95). It was possible to achieve % RSD less than 6% while maintaining the recovery at 80% or higher.
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- Bhagwant D Rege
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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