Bioavailability improvement of carbamazepine via oral administration of modified-release amorphous solid dispersions in rats

  • Houli Li
  • , Meimei Zhang
  • , Lilong Xiong
  • , Weiyi Feng
  • , Robert O. Williams

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to improve the bioavailability of carbamazepine (CBZ), a poorly water-soluble antiepileptic drug, via modified-release amorphous solid dispersions (mr-ASD) by a thin filmfreezing (TFF) process. Three types ofCBZ-mr-ASDwith immediate-, delayed-, and controlled-release propertieswere successfully preparedwithHPMCE3 (hydrophilic), L100-55 (enteric), and cellulose acetate (CA, lipophilic), defined as CBZ-ir-ASD, CBZ-dr-ASD, and CBZ-cr-ASD, respectively. A dry granulation methodwas used to prepareCBZ-mr-ASDcapsule formulations. Various characterization techniqueswere applied to evaluate the physicochemical properties of CBZ-mr-ASD and the related capsules. The drug remained in an amorphous state when encapsulated within CBZ-mr-ASD, and the capsule formulation progress did not affect the performance of the dispersions. In dissolution tests, the preparations and the corresponding dosage forms similarly showed typical immediate-, delayed-, and controlled-release properties depending on the solubility of the polymers. Moreover, single-dose 24 h pharmacokinetic studies in rats indicated that CBZ-mr-ASD significantly enhanced the oral absorption of CBZ compared to that of crude CBZ. Increased oral absorption of CBZ was observed, especially in the CBZ-dr-ASD formulation, which showed a better pharmacokinetic profile than that of crude CBZ with 2.63- and 3.17-fold improved bioavailability of the drug and itsmain activemetabolite carbamazepine 10,11-epoxide (CBZ-E).

Original languageEnglish
Article number1023
Pages (from-to)1-16
Number of pages16
JournalPharmaceutics
Volume12
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2020

Keywords

  • Amorphous solid dispersions
  • Bioavailability
  • Carbamazepine
  • Modified-release
  • Oral administration
  • Thin film freezing

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