Effects of Apex Size on Dissolution Profiles in the USP II Paddle Apparatus

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The use of apex vessels may solve coning problems associated with dissolution testing. However, excessive dissolution acceleration can reduce the discriminatory power. This study aimed to clarify how different apex vessel sizes affect the dissolution behavior of cone-forming formulations. Five apex vessels with different heights, centralities, and compendial vessels were used. The paddle rotation speed at which the coning phenomenon resolved was measured using standard particles of different densities. Three model formulations-USP prednisone tablets, atorvastatin calcium hydrate tablets, and levofloxacin fine granules-were selected, and dissolution tests were conducted at 30-100 revolutions per minute (rpm). Compared to the compendial vessels, the disappearance of standard particles at the apex base at lower paddle speeds in apex vessels was observed. Standard particles tended to remain in the center of the apex vessels and disappear at rotational speeds comparable to those of the compendial vessels. Dissolution increased in an apex height-dependent manner in the model formulations, except for the atorvastatin calcium hydrate tablets at 50 rpm. For levofloxacin fine granules, dissolution was also improved by reducing the paddle agitation speed to 30 rpm in the compendial vessels. Differences in apex centrality by 3 mm did not affect the dissolution rate. Our results indicate that apex vessels with low apex heights have a mount-resolving effect, but the degree of dissolution improvement by avoiding the coning phenomenon depends on the formulation characteristics used in the dissolution tests.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: AAPS PharmSciTech. 2024 Feb 29;25(3):48. - PMID 38424376

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

AAPS PharmSciTech - 25(2023), 1 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yoshida, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Morita, Tokio [VerfasserIn]
Abe, Yasuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Inagaki, Aoi [VerfasserIn]
Tomita, Naomi [VerfasserIn]
Izutsu, Ken-Ichi [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Yoji [VerfasserIn]

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Apex size
Apex vessel
Atorvastatin
Coning
Dissolution testing
Journal Article
Levofloxacin
Paddle apparatus
Tablets

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Date Completed 03.01.2024

Date Revised 29.02.2024

published: Electronic

ErratumIn: AAPS PharmSciTech. 2024 Feb 29;25(3):48. - PMID 38424376

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1208/s12249-023-02722-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366491598