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Amorphous Solid Dispersions and the Confounding Effect of Nanoparticles in in Vitro Dissolution and in Vivo Testing: Niclosamide as a Case Study

Version 1 : Received: 22 December 2020 / Approved: 24 December 2020 / Online: 24 December 2020 (14:09:50 CET)

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Jara, M.O.; Warnken, Z.N.; Williams, R.O., III. Amorphous Solid Dispersions and the Contribution of Nanoparticles to In Vitro Dissolution and In Vivo Testing: Niclosamide as a Case Study. Pharmaceutics 2021, 13, 97. Jara, M.O.; Warnken, Z.N.; Williams, R.O., III. Amorphous Solid Dispersions and the Contribution of Nanoparticles to In Vitro Dissolution and In Vivo Testing: Niclosamide as a Case Study. Pharmaceutics 2021, 13, 97.

Abstract

We developed an amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) of the poorly water-soluble molecule niclosamide that achieved more than a 2-fold increase in bioavailability. Notably, this niclosamide ASD formulation increased the apparent drug solubility about 60-fold relative to the crystalline material due to the generation of nanoparticles. Niclosamide is a weakly acidic drug, BCS class II, and a poor glass former with low bioavailability in vivo. Hot-melt extrusion is a high-throughput manufacturing method commonly used in the development of ASDs for increasing the apparent solubility and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble compounds. We utilized the polymer polyvinylpyrrolidone–vinyl acetate (PVP–VA) to manufacture niclosamide ASDs by extrusion. Samples were analyzed based on their microscopic and macroscopic behavior and their intermolecular interactions, using DSC, XRD, NMR, FTIR, and DLS. The niclosamide ASD generated nanoparticles with a mean particle size of about 100 nm in FaSSIF media. In a side-by-side diffusion test, these nanoparticles produced a 4-fold increase in niclosamide diffusion. We successfully manufactured amorphous extrudates of the poor glass former niclosamide that showed remarkable in vitro dissolution and diffusion performance. These in vitro tests were translated to a rat model that also showed an increase in oral bioavailability.

Keywords

hot-melt extrusion; amorphous solid dispersions; nanoparticles; niclosamide

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Immunology and Allergy

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