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Impact of Surfactants on Polymer Maintained Nifedipine Supersaturation in Aqueous Solution

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Purpose

To study the impact of different surfactants on the supersaturation of nifedipine stabilized with HPMC and PVP-VA.

Methods

Different kinds of surfactants, including one cationic surfactant, two anionic surfactants, and three nonionic surfactants, were used to evaluate their impacts on the supersaturation of nifedipine stabilized with HPMC and PVP-VA. Polymer-surfactant interaction was studied by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and fluorescent method. Solubility of nifedipine in solutions containing different amounts of polymers and surfactants was measured. Drug-polymer affinity was evaluated by measuring the percentage of polymer coprecipitated together with the drug from supersaturated solutions.

Results

Different polymer-surfactant combinations had different impacts on the supersaturation of nifedipine. Some combinations, such as PVP-VA/SLS and PVP-VA/NaTC under higher surfactant concentrations, showed improved drug supersaturation, due to increased drug solubility or polymer-surfactant synergy; while other combinations, such as HPMC/SLS and HPMC/Tween 20 under lower surfactant concentrations, showed reduced drug supersaturation, which could result from competitive surfactant-polymer or drug-surfactant interaction that disrupted pre-existent drug-polymer interaction.

Conclusions

The ultimate impacts of various surfactants on polymer stabilized nifedipine supersaturation could be attributed to the interplay between different factors, including solubility enhancement of the drug, drug-polymer-surfactant interactions, and polymer-surfactant synergy.

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Abbreviations

AUC:

Area under the curve

CAC:

Critical aggregation concentration CMC

Critical micelle concentration DMSO

Dimethylsulfoxide

DTAB:

Dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide

ELSD:

Evaporative light scattering detector

GI:

Gastrointestinal

HPLC:

High performance liquid chromatography

HPMC:

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

NaTC:

Sodium taurocholate

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance

PBS:

Phosphatic buffer solution

PCP:

Polymer coprecipitation percentage

PVP-VA:

Polyvinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl-acetate

PXRD:

Powder x-ray diffraction

SDDS:

Supersaturating drug delivery systems

SLS:

Sodium lauryl sulfate

SP:

Supersaturation parameter

TPGS:

D-α-Tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate

UV:

Ultraviolet

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This research is supported by China National Nature Science Foundation (Project Number 81573355), and by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson.

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Wang, S., Liu, C., Chen, H. et al. Impact of Surfactants on Polymer Maintained Nifedipine Supersaturation in Aqueous Solution. Pharm Res 37, 113 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-020-02837-5

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