Polymorphism in anhydrous theophylline - Implications on the dissolution rate of theophylline tablets
Polymorphism in anhydrous theophylline - Implications on the dissolution rate of theophylline tablets
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DOI:
10.1021/js9701418
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发表时间:
1997-11-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Suryanarayanan, R
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作者:
Phadnis, NV;Suryanarayanan, R
The objects of this investigation were (i) to prepare and characterize a new anhydrous theophylline phase that is metastable under ambient conditions, and (ii) to prepare model tablet formulations containing either this metastable anhydrate (I*) or stable anhydrous theophylline (I), store them under different relative humidity (RH) conditions, and compare their dissolution behavior. I* was prepared by dehydration of theophylline monohydrate (II). Variable temperature Xray powder diffractometry of li[ revealed the following series of transitions: II --> I* --> I. The metastable anhydrate, I*, which has not yet been reported in the literature, appears to be related monotropically to I. It was characterized by ambient and variable temperature X-ray powder diffractometry, Karl Fischer titrimetry, and thermoanalytical techniques (differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis). Tablet formulations containing either I* or I were prepared and stored at 33 and 52% RH (room temperature). The solid state of the drug was monitored by X-ray powder diffractometry and the tablets were subjected to the USP dissolution test. In tablets, I* completely converted to I in less than or equal to 10 days when stored at either 33 or 52% RH. Scanning electron microscopy provided direct visual evidence of recrystallization, This recrystallization was accompanied by a decrease in the dissolution rate of the stored formulations that was so pronounced in the formulations stored at 52% RH that they failed the USP dissolution test. The in situ solid state transition appears to be responsible for the decrease in dissolution rate observed following storage. Stored tablets containing I showed neither a phase transition nor an alteration in their dissolution behavior.