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Amorphous solid dispersion of nisoldipine by solvent evaporation technique: preparation, characterization, in vitro, in vivo evaluation, and scale up feasibility study

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The present study was designed to determine the applicability of a newly derived dimensionless number precipitation parameter, “supersaturation holding capacity (SHC)” in development of amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) of a rapidly crystallizing drug, nisoldipine. Also, ASD preparation from lab scale formulation technique to scalable spray drying technique followed by oral bioavailability study was demonstrated. Solution state screening of polymers was performed by determining nucleation induction time (tin) and SHC. With screened polymers, lab scale ASDs of nisoldipine were prepared using rotary evaporation (solvent evaporation) method, and the optimized stable ASDs were scaled up by spray drying. The ASDs were characterized by DSC, PXRD, and FTIR for amorphous nature and evaluated for apparent solubility, dissolution, and solid-state stability improvement. The spray dried ASDs were additionally evaluated for micrometric properties and oral bioavailability study.PVP grades demonstrated superior crystal growth inhibition properties (with 2–4-fold enhancements in SHC). ASDs prepared by both lab scale and scale-up technique using PVP stabilized the amorphous nisoldipine via antiplasticization effect that maintained the stability under accelerated stability conditions (40 °C/75% RH) for 6 months. Additionally, FTIR study confirmed the role of intermolecular interactions in amorphous state stabilization of PVP-based solid dispersions. PVP-based spray dried ASDs improved the apparent solubility 4-fold for PVP K17 and more than 3-fold for remaining spray dried ASDs. The enhanced solubility was translated to improved dissolution of the drug when compared with crystalline and amorphous form complementing the outcome of the solution state study. The spray dried ASD showed 2.3 and > 3-fold the improvement in Cmax and AUC (0–24 h) respectively when compared with crystalline nisoldipine during oral bioavailability study which highlights the significance of SHC parameter of polymers. The spray dried ASD has shown improved micromeritics properties then crystalline nisoldipine in terms of flow behavior.This unique study provides a rational strategy for selection of appropriate polymer in development of ASDs that can tackle both precipitation during dissolution and amorphous state stabilization in solid state and also considers the SHC in scale-up study.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals, and Fertilizers, Govt. of India.

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    Rahul B. Chavan, Anurag Lodagekar, Balvant Yadav & Nalini R. Shastri

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Chavan, R.B., Lodagekar, A., Yadav, B. et al. Amorphous solid dispersion of nisoldipine by solvent evaporation technique: preparation, characterization, in vitro, in vivo evaluation, and scale up feasibility study. Drug Deliv. and Transl. Res. 10, 903–918 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-020-00775-8

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