biopharmaceutical consideration in drug product design by sarafadeen adebayo, ph.d
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BIOPHARMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATION IN DRUG PRODUCT DESIGN
BySarafadeen Adebayo, Ph.D.
DEVELOPING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT HIT A DESIRED TARGET
PHARMACOKINETIC TARGET – BLOOD/PLASMA CONCENTRATION LYING BETWEEN MEC & MTC
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IN
AROUND
OUT
MouthLungsRectumSkinParenteral
AbsorptionDistribution
oRBC
oPLASMAPLASMA PROTEIN
WATER
MetabolismExcretion
oKidneysoLungsoSkinoOthers
Cp=Do/Vd
For many drugs of low aqueous solubility, dissolution is rate limiting in absorption
Absorption/Distribution/Elimination
Distribution/Elimination
Liberation
Elimination
The LADMETOX SchemeCp
Time
THERAPEUTIC WINDOW
TOxic
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Design and formulation of drug products
Require a thorough understanding of the biopharmaceutical principles of drug delivery.
Biopharmaceutics studies the in vitro impact of physicochemical properties of drugs and drug products on delivery to the body under normal or pathologic conditions.
Bioavailability is the assessment of the rate and extent at which the active drug becomes available at the site of action.
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Drug delivery to tissues Since it is the systemic circulation that delivers therapeutically active
drug to the tissues and sites of action, changes in bioavailability affects:
changes in the pharmacodynamics
toxicity of a drug.
Therefore, the aim of biopharmaceutics is to adjust the delivery of drug from drug products in such a manner as to provide: optimal therapeutic activity
safety for the patient.
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BIOPHAMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONSBiopharmaceutics enables the rational
design of drug products through the understanding of:
Physical & chemical properties of the drug substance
The rate of administration including the anatomic & physiologic nature of the site of application
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Desired pharmacodynamic effects (immediate or prolonged activity)
Toxicologic properties of the drug
Safety & compatibility of excipients
Effect of excipients & dosage form on drug delivery
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BIOPHAMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONS …cont.
By choosing the route of administration carefully, and properly designing the drug product, the bioavailability of the active drug can be varied from
Rapid and complete absorption through
Slow sustained rate of absorption, to
No absorption at a site
depending on the therapeutic objective of the
formulation.
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BIOPHAMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONS …cont.
Following systemic absorption of a drug:
Normal physiologic processes of distribution and elimination occur and these are not normally influenced by the specific formulation of the drug.
However, the rate of drug release from the product and the rate and extent of drug absorption would determine
the distribution
Onset
intensity and
duration of action
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BIOPHAMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONS …cont.
Biopharmaceutics consideration usually determines
the ultimate dose and dosage form of a drug product.
o Dosage of a drug for local activity (topical ointment) is often expressed in concentration or % of API in the formulation
Dosage of a drug
Dosage of drug intended for systemic absorption is expressed on the basis of mass e.g. mg or g.
Dosage is based on the amount of drug absorbed systemically
and dissolved in an apparent volume of distribution to produce the desired concentration at the target site.
In this case, also, therapeutic dose may be based on the patient’s weight or Body Surface Area (BSA, m2) in order to account for difference in the Vdapp.
Hence, doses may be expressed as mass per unit body weight (mg/Kg) or mass per unit BSA (mg/ m2).
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BIOPHAMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONS …cont.
Doses for many commercial drug products are:
Determined on average body weight
May be available in several dose strengths as 10 mg, 5 mg, 2.5 mg tablets –
To accommodate differences in body weight
For possible titration of dose in the patient.
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Physico-chemical Nature of the Drug Physico-chemical nature of the drug and excipient would
affect
Dissolution kinetic of drug product,
Stability of product
Risk to manufacturing personnel in drug production.
Rate and extent of drug availability in the systemic circulation depends on a number of physicochemical (& physiologic) factors.
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Physico-chemical Nature of the DrugThese factors include the
ionization constant
partition coefficient,
solubility & dissolution rate,
crystal form,
surface area of drug substance and the dosage form (Verbeeck et al, 2005).
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Physiologic FactorsPhysiologic factors that could contribute
significantly to drug absorption include the gastro-intestinal environment and its effect on:
drug solubility,
drug permeability through g.i. membrane and
the pH profile of git,
presence of bile salts and other physiologic surfactants,
effect of food and disease conditions of the subjects.
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Contribution of solubility The contribution of solubility to the potential of a candidate’s suitability as
medicinal substance is very significant.
Drugs that were subjects of intense scientific and regulatory scrutiny in the 1970s & 1980s were those with poor aqueous solubility
Generally in the range of 20 – 100 μg/mL.
Nowadays, drug substances of solubility as low as 1 μg/mL are quite common.
Considerable attention has been paid to how to control drug substance solubility and permeability
Drug molecules have now been classified into different categories based on their physicochemical properties
Amidon et al. Pharm. Res. 12: 413 – 420, 1995.
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Effect of Physicochemical properties on Oral AbsorptionPhysicochemical properties have provided
models/tools for predicting oral absorption during dosage form design and development. Most important physicochemical property-based
models include:pH-Partition theory, Absorption Potential (AP), Mass Balance, Compartmental Absorption &Transit (CAT) Models
(Goodacre & Murry, 1981. J. Clinical & Hospital Pharm. 6: 117 – 133; Dressman & Fleisher, 1986 – JPS 75: 109 – 116; Yu et al 1996 – IJP 140: 111 – 118.
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The Lipinski’s “Rule of Five”
The Lipinski’s “Rule of Five” provides experimental and computational approaches to the estimation of solubility and permeability in drug discovery and early developmental stage based on physicochemical properties of new drug molecules.
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Dissolution & solubility
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Solubility versus Absorption PotentialAs a rule, absorption of a drug substance is preceded by
dissolution and is a function of solubility.
Solubility of a compound together with its dose are important for the evaluation of its Absorption Potential.
Johnson & Swindell (1996 – Pharm. Res. 13: 1795 – 1798) proposed a simple approach for the estimation of Maximum Absorbable Dose (MAD) as:
SITTSIWVksMAD a
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Maximum Absorbable Dose ..cont.Where s = solubility (mg/mL) at pH 6.5;
ka = intestinal absorption rate constant (min-1) obtained from rat intestinal perfusion experiment (considered to be similar to human ka);
SIWV = small intestinal water volume (mL) ≈ 250 mL;
SITT is the residence time of drug in the small intestine (generally assumed to be 3 Hr.
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Dissolution & solubilitySolid drugs need to dissolve before
they can be available for absorption.
Noyes-Whitney equation gives a more comprehensive relationship between various factors controlling particle dissolution:
Where dC/dt is the rate of drug particle dissolution;
D is the diffusion coefficient of the drug in solution in the gastric fluid;
A is the effective surface area of drug particles in contact with the git fluid;
h is the thickness of the diffusion layer around each drug particle;
Cs is the saturation solubility of the drug in solution in the diffusion layer;
Cb is the concentration of drug in the git fluid.
h
CCDAdt
dC bS )(
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Noyes-Whitney equation
Although various factors limit the application of Noyes-Whitney equation, the equation serves to illustrate and explain how various physicochemical and physiologic factors can influence the rate of dissolution in the git fluid and suggests ways by which the difficulties may be overcome.
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Effect of physico-chemical parameters of a drug on factors modulating drug release
According to Dressman et al (1998): Effect of physico-chemical parameters of a drug on factors modulating
drug release from dosage form and subsequent appearance in systemic circulation include:
A: Particle size and wetability
Cs: Hydrophilicity, crystal structure & solubilization
C: Permeability
D: Molecular size, partition coefficient
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Drug Factors Affecting Dissolution Rate
Solubility – An understanding of the solubility of a drug can be regarded as the most important aspect of pre-formulation studies.
Drugs are generally less stable when in solution and, hence, it is often desirable to limit aqueous solubility in a liquid dosage form (Lund, 2004).
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Mechanisms of solvent action
Substances that are chemically similar are expected to show mutual solubility in line with the adage “Like dissolves like”.
According to Hartley (1956), liquids are mutually soluble to the extent depending on the difference between the forces of attraction between unlike molecules and the mean of those between the like pairs.
Generally, attraction between unlike molecules is less than the mean attraction between like molecules, so attractive forces are best separated by dissociation of the molecules, like with like, in separate phases.
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Mechanisms of solvent action .. Cont.
Crystalline solids have ordered arrangement of their units (atoms, ions, molecules) in fixed positions.
Insolubility of unionized solutes is explained by the stable crystalline arrangement and low inter-molecular forces between solvent and solute. Their melting point reflects the structure of the intramolecular
forces and the solute.
Hence, the higher the melting point, the less the tendency to dissolve in a liquid (for solutes of similar molecular structure e.g. hydroquinone (m.p. 170°C) < soluble than phenol (m.p. 41°C).
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Solubility of ElectrolytesElectrostatic forces of attraction/repulsion (most
important of which is dielectric constant) govern the solubility of electrolytes.
Water has high dielectric constant and is a polar solvent and a good solvent for other polar substances e.g. electrolytes.
When electrolytes dissolve in water, the cations are attracted to the negative ends of water dipoles and becomes associated with a strong shell of strongly attracted water molecules:
O δ-
δ+H Hδ+
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Polarity of organic substancesPolarity of organic substances containing groups
such as OH, COOH, NH2 is due to the unequal sharing of electrons of the covalent bond.
Attraction exists between the molecules containing these polar groups and water molecules and the molecules are consequently readily distributed between the H2O molecules.
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Polarity of organic substances …cont.
Ethanol is miscible with water in all proportions
Higher alcohols such as propyl-, butyl-, etc. become increasingly less soluble due to increasing non-polar part of the molecules.
Long chain alcohols e.g. cetyl alcohol (C15H31OH) are sparingly soluble in H2O and orientate themselves at an air-water interface with –OH group in water and hydrocarbon chain directed towards the air.
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Examples of properties of a compound that depends on structure differences
Solubility Hardness
Water uptake (deliquescence) Cleavage
Colour Density
Optical & electrical properties Chemical stability
Solid-state reactivity Thermoanalytical behaviour
Physical stability Can you think of any other??
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Models of solubility
Dissolution of solute (liquid or solid) in a solvent (liquid) does not increase its volume as much as the “additivity rule” would predict.
This suggests that the solute must be fitting into “cavities” within the liquid structure.
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Solubility ModelSolubility Process – can be divided into
three parts:
Removal of molecule from the solute
Preparation of cavity in the solvent
Positioning of the solute molecule in the cavity
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Solubility Model – Factors controlling solubility
On the basis of this model, solubility is related to solute-solute bonds – i.e. the lattice energy for crystals (which
is often assessed by melting point)
the solvent-solvent bond strength (ease of making a cavity,
which may be linked to boiling point)
the size of the solute molecule (larger molecules require larger cavities)
the interaction between the solute and the solvent.
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Solubility Model… cont.Expressing this model in terms of the work
involved, one can calculate the work (w) required to dissolve each molecule of the solid solute as:
(2)
Where wSS, wLL and wSL are the bond strengths between two solid (solute) molecules, two liquid molecules and a detached solute molecule and a liquid molecule respectively.
SLLLSS wwww 2
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Model prediction of solubility
On the basis of this model, solubility will depend upon the:
lattice energy of the solid (e.g. polymorphism, crystal defect, etc)
nature of the liquid (which can be adjusted with additives such as co-solvents)
interaction between the two.
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Solubility Model: Chemical properties of solute & solvent
The interaction between a solute and a solvent will depend on chemical and physical properties of the solute and solvent.
The chemical aspects determine the polarity of the molecule which can be considered on the generalization that “like dissolves like”.
Solubility Models: Physical properties of solute & solvent
ionization, the extent of which will be greatly influenced by interaction with a solvent.
Ionized species are much more soluble in water than unionized
Unionized species are more soluble in non-polar solvents.
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Ionization constant (pKa)
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Ionization constant (pKa)
Most drug molecules contain ionisable groups, existing as weak acids or weak bases.
Solubility of weak Acids – Most weak acids (e.g. Non-steroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs, NSAID) will dissociate in water:HA H+ + A- (3)
Solubility (S) of weak acids will relate to the solubility of the unionized (SHA) and ionized (SA-) forms according to the equation:
S SHA + SA-
From this equation, dissociation constant is given by:
HA
AHka
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Ionization and solubility
Substituting solubility parameters for concentration coefficients in above equation according to:
[A-] = SA = S-SHA
[HA] =SHA
Will yield:
HA
AHka
HA
HAa
S
SS
H
k
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Ionization and solubility .. Cont.
Taking logarithm:
Hence, if solubility is measured at a point when only the unionized form of the drug is present, S = SHA, the pKa of the drug can be calculated.
With the knowledge of pKa, it is now possible to calculate the solubility at any other pH using the same equation.
HA
HA
S
SSpKapH log
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Application
The equation enables the prediction of the range of pH over which a desired concentration of drug in solution could be achieved.
Conversely, the pH at which a drug in solution will precipitate can be determined.
SHA is otherwise known as the “intrinsic solubility” of the drug and is often given the symbol CO.
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Particle Size Rate of solution is proportional to the
surface area of the solid in contact with the solvent.
Hence, rate of solution can be increased by using finely divided solids with high surface area per unit weight.
The relationship between solubility (Sr) of a particle of radius r and the bulk solubility S∞ is given by:
Where: ρ is density
ɣ is surface free energy
r is particle size,
R is gas constant,
T is temperature, M is molecular weight.
RT
M
rS
S r
2ln Thus solubility increase of 8 %
demands a reduction in particle size from coarse crystal to about 0.1 μm.
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DissolutionNoyes-Whitney equation predicts dissolution rate as a
function of concentration gradient according to the equation:
Cs = concentration of saturated solutionC = concentration in the bulk solutionk = rate constantUnder sink condition, N-W predicts a first order
dissolution process according to the equation;
when concentration in the bulk medium is low.
)( CCkdt
dCS
SkCdt
dC
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Partition (Distribution) Coefficient
When a substance is distributed between two immiscible solvents A & B:
(10)
i.e.
For sparingly soluble substances,
This can be invalidated by deviation from ideal behaviour.
tCoefficienon Distributi BSolvent in ion Concentrat
A Solvent in ion Concentrat
KC
C
B
A
B
A
S
SK
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Deviation from Ideal:
If a solute exists as monomer in solvent A and as dimmer in solvent B, then K is given by:
If dissociation into ions occurs in aqueous layer (B), the degree of dissociation is consider and the applicable equation becomes:
where α is the degree of dissociation in the aqueous phase.
B
A
C
CK
)1(
B
A
C
CK
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Application of Distribution Coefficient in Extraction
Attempt an iterative extraction with bulk and instalment solvent quantities.
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Salt SelectionA good salt should possess the following
desirable characteristics:
Acceptable organoleptic properties
Easy to synthesize
Good flow and compaction properties
Minimal hydration
Salt Selection
Non-toxic
Reproducible particle size & size distribution
Stable
Suitable aqueous solubility & intrinsic dissolution characteristics
Suitable bulk density
Suitable & sharp melting point.
Non-irritating to veins
Non-hygroscopic
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Excipient SelectionDepends on intended
dosage form:
Tablets & capsules:Lubricants, binders,
disintegrants, diluents
Parenteral: Tonicic agents, antioxidants, buffers, preservatives
Rational stability studies –
Wide range of products with multinational market authorization
Evidence of bioequivalence
To generate meaningful results
Avoid stresses that can not be extrapolated to normal conditions of handling
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Xtal Properties
Polymorphism
Monotropic
Enantiotropic
Pseudopolymorphism
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Other Factors Affecting Solubility
Temperature
Common Ion Effect
Solubilization
Crystal Purity
Crystal Properties and Solubility
Polymorphism and Solubility
Pseudopolymorphism & Solubility
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATION IN DRUG PRODUCT DESIGN