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Soluplus® as an effective absorption enhancer of poorly soluble drugs in vitro and in vivo
Ist Teil von
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2012-02, Vol.45 (3), p.336-343
Ort / Verlag
Kindlington: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
2012
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
As many new active pharmaceutical ingredients are poorly water soluble, solubility enhancers are one possibility to overcome the hurdles of drug dissolution and absorption in oral drug delivery. In the present work a novel solubility enhancing excipient (Soluplus®) was tested for its capability to improve intestinal drug absorption. BCS class II compounds danazol, fenofibrate and itraconazole were tested both
in vivo in beagle dogs and
in vitro in transport experiments across Caco-2 cell monolayers. Each drug was applied as pure crystalline substance, in a physical mixture with Soluplus®, and as solid solution of the drug in the excipient. In the animal studies a many fold increase in plasma AUC was observed for the solid solutions of drug in Soluplus® compared to the respective pure drug. An effect of Soluplus® in a physical mixture with the drug could be detected for fenofibrate.
In vitro transport studies confirm the strong effect of Soluplus® on the absorption behavior of the three tested drugs. Furthermore, the increase of drug flux across Caco-2 monolayer is correlating to the increase in plasma AUC and
C
max
in vivo. For these poorly soluble substances Soluplus® has a strong potential to improve oral bioavailability. The applicability of Caco-2 monolayers as tool for predicting the
in vivo transport behavior of the model drugs in combination with a solubility enhancing excipient was shown. Also the improvement of a solid dispersion compared to physical mixtures of the drugs and the excipient was correctly reflected by Caco-2 experiments. In the case of fenofibrate the possible improvement by a physical mixture was demonstrated, underscoring the value of the used tool as alternative to animal studies.