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- the present invention is directed to a solid pharmaceutical dosage form comprising at least one HIV protease inhibitor, and a process for preparing the same.
- AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- HTLV-III T-lymphocyte virus III
- LAV lymphadenopathy-associated virus
- ARV AIDS-related virus
- HIV-1 and HIV-2 two distinct families have been identified, i.e., HIV-1 and HIV-2.
- a measure of the potential usefulness of an oral dosage form of a pharmaceutical agent is the bioavailability observed after oral administration of the dosage form.
- Various factors can affect the bioavailability of a drug when administered orally. These factors include aqueous solubility, drug absorption throughout the gastrointestinal tract, dosage strength and first pass effect. Aqueous solubility is one of the most important of these factors.
- HIV protease inhibiting compounds typically are characterized by having poor aqueous solubility.
- a solid dosage form is usually preferred over a liquid dosage form.
- oral solid dosage forms of a drug provide a lower bioavailability than oral solutions of the drug.
- solid solution defines a system in a solid state wherein the drug is molecularly dispersed throughout a matrix such that the system is chemically and physically uniform or homogenous throughout.
- Solid solutions are preferred physical systems because the components therein readily form liquid solutions when contacted with a liquid medium such as gastric juice.
- the ease of dissolution may be attributed at least in part to the fact that the energy required for dissolution of the components from a solid solution is less than that required for the dissolution of the components from a crystalline or microcrystalline solid phase. If, however, the drug absorption in the gastrointestinal tract is slow the drug released from the solid solution may result in a high supersaturation and precipitate in the aqueous fluids of the gastrointestinal tract.
- the present invention provides a solid pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a solid dispersion of at least one HIV protease inhibitor in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant.
- the pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least about 50° C.
- solid dispersion defines a system in a solid state (as opposed to a liquid or gaseous state) comprising at least two components, wherein one component is dispersed evenly throughout the other component or components.
- the active ingredient or combination of active ingredients is dispersed in a matrix comprised of the pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer(s) and pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant(s).
- solid dispersion encompasses systems having small particles, typically of less than 1 ⁇ m in diameter, of one phase dispersed in another phase.
- a solid dispersion is a homogeneous, glassy system in which a solute is dissolved in a glassy solvent.
- Glassy solutions and solid solutions of HIV protease inhibitors are preferred physical systems. These systems do not contain any significant amounts of active ingredients in their crystalline or microcrystalline state, as evidenced by thermal analysis (DSC) or X-ray diffraction analysis (WAXS).
- the pharmaceutical dosage form is comprising from about 5 to about 30% by weight of the total dosage form (preferably from about 10 to about 25% by weight of the total dosage form) of an HIV protease inhibitor or a combination of HIV protease inhibitors, from about 50 to about 85% by weight of the total dosage form (preferably from about 60 to about 80% by weight of the total dosage form) of a water-soluble polymer (or any combination of such polymers), from about 2 to about 20% by weight of the total dosage form (preferably from about 3 to about 15% by weight of the total dosage form) of the surfactant (or combination of surfactants), and from about 0 to about 15% by weight of the total dosage form of additives.
- HIV protease inhibiting compounds suitable for use in the present invention include for example, but are not limited thereto:
- amprenavir VX-478
- DMP-323 DMP-450
- AG1343 noelfinavir
- ritonavir (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., USA) is an HIV protease inhibitor which may be formulated into the dosage form of the invention.
- HIV protease inhibitor is ritonavir or a combination of ritonavir and at least one other HIV protease inhibitor, the dosage form showing a dose-adjusted AUC of ritonavir plasma concentration in dogs of at least about 9 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg.
- lopinavir (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., USA) is an HIV protease inhibitor which may be formulated into the dosage form of the invention.
- lopinavir is an HIV protease inhibitor which may be formulated into the dosage form of the invention.
- This and other compounds, as well as methods for preparing same, are identified in U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,332, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
- the present invention provides a dosage form wherein said HIV protease inhibitor is lopinavir or a combination of lopinavir and at least one other HIV protease inhibitor, the dosage form showing a dose-adjusted AUC of lopinavir plasma concentration in dogs of at least about 20 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg (preferably at least about 22.5 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg, most preferred at least about 35 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg).
- nelfinavir mesylate (marketed under the tradename Viracept by Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in La Jolla, Calif.) is an HIV protease inhibitor which may be formulated into the dosage form of the invention.
- the present invention provides a dosage form wherein said HIV protease inhibitor is a combination of ritonavir and lopinavir, the dosage form showing a dose-adjusted AUC of ritonavir plasma concentration in dogs of at least about 9 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg and a dose-adjusted AUC of lopinavir plasma concentration of at least about 20 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg (preferably at least about 22.5 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg, most preferred at least about 35 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg).
- AUC means “Area Under the Curve” and is used in its normal meaning, i.e. as the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to 24 hours, where the dosage form has been administered orally to dogs (beagle) under non-fasting conditions. “Non-fasting condition” means that the dogs receive a nutritionally balanced daily ration during the pre-test period and the whole test period.
- the AUC has units of concentration times time. Once the experimental concentration-time points have been determined, the AUC may conveniently be calculated, e.g. by a computer program or by the trapezoidal method. All AUC data herein were dose adjusted to the 100 mg dose level. For the purposes herein, the AUC is determined within a dose range where the AUC increases proportionally with dose. Administration of 50 mg ritonavir or 200 mg lopinavir, respectively, to dogs is considered suitable for determining the AUC values as used herein.
- the dosage forms according to the invention are characterized by an excellent stability and, in particular, exhibit high resistance against recrystallization or decomposition of the active ingredient(s).
- the dosage forms according to the present invention upon storage for 6 weeks at 40° C. and 75% humidity (e.g., when kept in high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles without desiccant), the dosage forms according to the present invention usually do not exhibit any sign of crystallinity (as evidenced by DSC or WAXS analysis) and contain at least about 98% of the initial active ingredient content (as evidenced by HPLC analysis).
- the dosage form comprises at least one surfactant having an hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) value of from about 4 to about 10, preferably from about 7 to about 9.
- HLB hydrophilic lipophilic balance
- the HLB system (Fiedler, H. B., Encyclopedia of Excipients, 5 th ed., Aulendorf: ECV-Editio-Cantor-Verlag (2002)) attributes numeric values to surfactants, with lipophilic substances receiving lower HLB values und hydrophilic substances receiving higher HLB values.
- Surfactants having an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10 suitable for use in the present invention include for example, but are not limited thereto:
- polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers e.g. polyoxyethylene (3) lauryl ether, polyoxyethylene (5) cetyl ether, polyoxyethylene (2) stearyl ether, polyoxyethylene (5) stearyl ether; polyoxyethylene alkylaryl ethers, e.g. polyoxyethylene (2) nonylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene (3) nonylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene (4) nonylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene (3) octylphenyl ether;
- polyethylene glycol fatty acid esters e.g. PEG-200 monolaurate, PEG-200 dilaurate, PEG-300 dilaurate, PEG-400 dilaurate, PEG-300 distearate, PEG-300 dioleate;
- alkylene glycol fatty acid mono esters e.g. propylene glycol monolaurate (Lauroglycol®);
- sucrose fatty acid esters e.g. sucrose monostearate, sucrose distearate, sucrose monolaurate, sucrose dilaurate; or
- sorbitan fatty acid mono esters such as sorbitan mono laurate (Span® 20), sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monopalmitate (Span® 40), or sorbitan stearate, or mixtures of one or more thereof.
- sorbitan mono fatty acid esters are preferred, with sorbitan mono laurate and sorbitan monopalmitate being particularly preferred.
- the dosage form may comprise additional pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants such as polyoxyethylene castor oil derivates, e.g. polyoxyethyleneglycerol triricinoleate or polyoxyl 35 castor oil (Cremophor® EL; BASF Corp.) or polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate such as polyethylenglycol 40 hydrogenated castor oil (Cremophor® RH 40) or polyethylenglycol 60 hydrogenated castor oil (Cremophor® RH 60); or block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, also known as polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block copolymers or polyoxyethylene polypropyleneglycol, such as Poloxamer® 124, Poloxamer® 188, Poloxamer® 237, Poloxamer® 388, Poloxamer® 407 (BASF Wyandotte Corp.); or a mono fatty acid ester of polyoxyethylene castor oil derivates, e.g. polyoxyethyleneg
- polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate Tween® 80
- polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate Tween® 60
- polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate Tween® 40
- polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate Tween® 20
- the surfactant having an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10 generally accounts for at least about 50% by weight, preferably at least about 60% by weight, of the total amount of surfactant used.
- the water-soluble polymer employed in the present invention has a Tg of at least about 50° C., preferably at least about 60° C., most preferred from about 80° C. to about 180° C.
- Tg values for the homopolymers may be taken from “Polymer Handbook”, 2nd Edition by J. Brandrup and E. H. Immergut, Editors, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1975.
- Water-soluble polymers having a Tg as defined above allow for the preparation of solid dispersions that are mechanically stable and, within ordinary temperature ranges, sufficiently temperature stable so that the solid dispersions may be used as dosage forms without further processing or be compacted to tablets with only a small amount of tableting aids.
- the water-soluble polymer comprised in the dosage form is a polymer that preferably has an apparent viscosity, when dissolved at 20° C. in an aqueous solution at 2% (w/v), of about 1 to about 5000 mPa ⁇ s. more preferably of about 1 to about 700 mPa ⁇ s, and most preferred of about 5 to about 100 mPa ⁇ s.
- Water-soluble polymers suitable for use in the present invention include for example, but are not limited thereto:
- N-vinyl lactams especially homopolymers and copolymers of N-vinyl lactams, especially homopolymers and copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidone, e.g. polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate or vinyl propionate,
- PVP polyvinylpyrrolidone
- cellulose esters and cellulose ethers in particular methylcellulose and ethylcellulose, hydroxyalkylcelluloses, in particular hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxyalkylalkylcelluloses, in particular hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, cellulose phthalates or succinates, in particular cellulose acetate phthalate and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose succinate or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate;
- high molecular polyalkylene oxides such as polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide and copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide,
- polyacrylates and polymethacrylates such as methacrylic acid/ethyl acrylate copolymers, methacrylic acid/methyl methacrylate copolymers, butyl methacrylate/2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymers, poly(hydroxyalkyl acrylates), poly(hydroxyalkyl methacrylates),
- vinyl acetate polymers such as copolymers of vinyl acetate and crotonic acid, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate (also referred to as partially saponified “polyvinyl alcohol”),
- oligo- and polysaccharides such as carrageenans, galactomannans and xanthan gum, or mixtures of one or more thereof.
- homopolymers or copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidone in particular a copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, are preferred.
- a particularly preferred polymer is a copolymer of about 60% by weight of the copolymer, N-vinyl pyrrolidone and about 40% by weight of the copolymer, vinyl acetate.
- the dosage forms of the invention may contain at least one conventional additive, such as flow regulators, lubricants, bulking agents (fillers) and disintegrants.
- the additive is contained in an amount of about 0.01 to about 15% by weight relative to the weight of the dosage form.
- the solid dosage forms according to the invention comprise the preparation of a solid solution of the HIV protease inhibitor or the combination of HIV protease inhibitors in a matrix of the water-soluble polymer and the surfactant, and shaping into the required tablet form.
- the solid solution product may be subdivided to granules, e.g. by grinding or milling, and the granules may subsequently be compacted to tablets.
- melt-extrusion Various techniques exist for preparing solid solutions including melt-extrusion, spray-drying and solution-evaporation with melt-extrusion being preferred.
- the melt-extrusion process comprises the steps of preparing a homogeneous melt of the HIV protease inhibitor or the combination of HIV protease inhibitors, the water-soluble polymer and the surfactant, and cooling the melt until it solidifies.
- Melting means a transition into a liquid or rubbery state in which it is possible for one component to get embedded homogeneously in the other. Typically, one component will melt and the other components will dissolve in the melt thus forming a solution. Melting usually involves heating above the softening point of the water-soluble polymer.
- the preparation of the melt can take place in a variety of ways. The mixing of the components can take place before, during or after the formation of the melt.
- the components can be mixed first and then melted or be simultaneously mixed and melted.
- the melt is homogenized in order to disperse the active ingredients efficiently.
- it may be convenient first to melt the water-soluble polymer and then to mix in and homogenize the active ingredients.
- the melt temperature is in the range of about 70 to about 250° C., preferably from about 80 to about 180° C., most preferred from about 100 to about 140° C.
- the active ingredients can be employed as such or as a solution or dispersion in a suitable solvent such as alcohols, aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters.
- a suitable solvent such as alcohols, aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters.
- Another solvent which can be used is liquid carbon dioxide. The solvent is removed, e.g. evaporated, upon preparation of the melt.
- additives may be included in the melt, for example flow regulators such as colloidal silica; lubricants, fillers, disintegrants, plasticizers, stabilizers such as antioxidants, light stabilizers, radical scavengers, stabilizers against microbial attack.
- extruders or kneaders include single screw extruders, intermeshing screw extruders or else multiscrew extruders, preferably twin screw extruders, which can be corotating or counterrotating and, optionally, be equipped with kneading disks.
- working temperatures will also be determined by the kind of extruder or the kind of configuration within the extruder that is used. Part of the energy needed to melt, mix and dissolve the components in the extruder can be provided by heating elements. However, the friction and shearing of the material in the extruder may also provide a substantial amount of energy to the mixture and aid in the formation of a homogeneous melt of the components.
- the melt ranges from pasty to viscous. Shaping of the extrudate conveniently is carried out by a calender with two counter-rotating rollers with mutually matching depressions on their surface. A broad range of tablet forms can be attained by using rollers with different forms of depressions. Alternatively, the extrudate is cut into pieces, either before (hot-cut) or after solidification (cold-cut).
- the resulting solid solution product is milled or ground to granules.
- the granules may then be compacted.
- Compacting means a process whereby a powder mass comprising the granules is densified under high pressure in order to obtain a compact with low porosity, e.g. a tablet. Compression of the powder mass is usually done in a tablet press, more specifically in a steel die between two moving punches.
- a solid dosage form of the invention comprises a combination of more than one HIV protease inhibitor (or a combination of an HIV protease inhibitor with one or more other active ingredients) it is of course possible to separately prepare solid solution products of the individual active ingredients and to blend the milled or ground products before compacting.
- At least one additive selected from flow regulators, disintegrants, bulking agents (fillers) and lubricants is preferably used in compacting the granules.
- Disintegrants promote a rapid disintegration of the compact in the stomach and keeps the granules which are liberated separate from one another.
- Suitable disintegrants are crosslinked polymers such as crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone and crosslinked sodium carboxymethylcellulose.
- Suitable bulking agents also referred to as “fillers” are selected from lactose, calcium hydrogenphosphate, microcrystalline cellulose (Avicell®), silicates, in particular silicium dioxide, magnesium oxide, talc, potato or corn starch, isomalt, polyvinyl alcohol.
- Suitable flow regulators are selected from highly dispersed silica (Aerosil®), and animal or vegetable fats or waxes.
- a lubricant is preferably used in compacting the granules.
- Suitable lubricants are selected from polyethylene glycol (e.g., having a Mw of from 1000 to 6000), magnesium and calcium stearates, sodium stearyl fumarate, and the like.
- additives for example dyes such as azo dyes, organic or inorganic pigments such as aluminium oxide or titanium dioxide, or dyes of natural origin; stabilizers such as antioxidants, light stabilizers, radical scavengers, stabilizers against microbial attack.
- dyes such as azo dyes, organic or inorganic pigments such as aluminium oxide or titanium dioxide, or dyes of natural origin
- stabilizers such as antioxidants, light stabilizers, radical scavengers, stabilizers against microbial attack.
- Dosage forms according to the invention may be provided as dosage forms consisting of several layers, for example laminated or multilayer tablets. They can be in open or closed form. “Closed dosage forms” are those in which one layer is completely surrounded by at least one other layer. Multilayer forms have the advantage that two active ingredients which are incompatible with one another can be processed, or that the release characteristics of the active ingredient(s) can be controlled. For example, it is possible to provide an initial dose by including an active ingredient in one of the outer layers, and a maintenance dose by including the active ingredient in the inner layer(s). Multilayer tablets types may be produced by compressing two or more layers of granules. Alternatively, multilayer dosage forms may be produced by a process known as “coextrusion”.
- the process comprises preparation of at least two different melt compositions as explained above, and passing these molten compositions into a joint coextrusion die.
- the shape of the coextrusion die depends on the required drug form. For example, dies with a plain die gap, called slot dies, and dies with an annular slit are suitable.
- the dosage form In order to facilitate the intake of such a dosage form by a mammal, it is advantageous to give the dosage form an appropriate shape. Large tablets that can be swallowed comfortably are therefore preferably elongated rather than round in shape.
- a film coat on the tablet further contributes to the ease with which it can be swallowed.
- a film coat also improves taste and provides an elegant appearance.
- the film-coat may be an enteric coat.
- the film-coat usually includes a polymeric film-forming material such as hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and acrylate or methacrylate copolymers.
- the film-coat may further comprise a plasticizer, e.g. polyethylene glycol, a surfactant, e.g. a Tween® type, and optionally a pigment, e.g. titanium dioxide or iron oxides.
- the film-coating may also comprise talc as anti-adhesive.
- the film coat usually accounts for less than about 5% by weight of the dosage form.
- the exact dose and frequency of administration depends on the particular condition being treated, the age, weight and general physical condition of the particular patient as well as other medication the individual may be taking, as is well known to those skilled in the art.
- compositions of the present invention for combined administration of ritonavir/lopinavir are shown below in Table 1, and the values are % by weight.
- Table 1 Ritonavir 18-22.5 4.17 4.17 Lopinavir in total 16.67 16.67 Copovidone (N-vinyl 65-75 71.16 70.12 pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40)
- Span 20 (Sorbitan 4-10 7.0 5.02 monolaurate) Cremophor RH40 0-10 — 3.02 (polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate) Colloidal silica 0-3 1.0 1.0
- compositions of the invention for administration of ritonavir only are shown below in Table 2. The values are % by weight.
- Ritonavir 18-22.5 20.8 Lopinavir — — Copovidone (N-vinyl 60-75 63.15 pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40)
- Span 20 (Sorbitan 5-15 — monolaurate) in total Cremophor RH40 10.00 (polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate) PEG 6000 0-8 5.00 Colloidal silica 0-3 1.04
- compositions are processed by melt extrusion.
- the resulting extrudates may be used as such or milled and compressed into tablets, preferably by the use of suitable tableting aids such as sodium stearyl fumarate, colloidal silica, lactose, isomalt, calcium silicate, and magnesium stearate, cellulose or calcium hydrogenphosphate.
- suitable tableting aids such as sodium stearyl fumarate, colloidal silica, lactose, isomalt, calcium silicate, and magnesium stearate, cellulose or calcium hydrogenphosphate.
- Dogs received a balanced diet with 27% fat and were permitted water ad libitum. Each dog received a 100 ⁇ g/kg subcutaneous dose of histamine approximately 30 minutes prior to dosing. A single dose corresponding to about 200 mg lopinavir, about 50 mg ritonavir, or about 200 mg lopinavir and about 50 mg ritonavir, respectively, was administered to each dog. The dose was followed by approximately 10 milliliters of water. Blood samples were obtained from each animal prior to dosing and 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 24 hours after drug administration.
- the plasma was separated from the red cells by centrifugation and frozen ( ⁇ 30° C.) until analysis. Concentrations of HIV protease inhibitors were determined by reverse phase HPLC with low wavelength UV detection following liquid-liquid extraction of the plasma samples. The area under the curve (AUC) was calculated by the trapezoidal method over the time course of the study. Each dosage form was evaluated in a group containing 8 dogs; the values reported are averages for each group of dogs.
- Copovidone N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 78.17 parts by weight
- ritonavir about 4.16 parts by weight
- lopinavir about 16.67 parts by weight
- colloidal silica about 1.0 part by weight
- the powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder (screw diameter 18 mm) at a rate of about 2.0 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 133° C.
- the clear, fully transparent melt was fed to a calender with two counter-rotating rollers having mutually matching cavities on their surfaces. Tablets of 1080 mg were thus obtained.
- DSC and WAXS analysis did not reveal any evidence of crystalline drug material in the formulation.
- the dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 0.52 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 4.54 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir.
- This example shows that solid solutions of HIV protease inhibitors without added surfactant yield a very poor bioavailability.
- Copovidone N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 68.17 parts by weight
- Cremophor RH40 polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate; about 10.00 parts by weight
- the resulting granules were mixed with ritonavir (about 4.17 parts by weight), lopinavir (about 16.67 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 1.00 parts by weight).
- the powdery mixture was then fed into a Leistritz Micro 18 twin-screw extruder at a rate of about 2.3 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 126° C.
- the extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify.
- the extruded pieces were milled using a high impact universal mill.
- the milled material (about 86.49 parts by weight) was blended in a bin blender with lactose monohydrate (about 6.00 parts by weight), crosslinked PVP (about 6.00 parts by weight), colloidal silica (about 1.00 part by weight) and magnesium stearate (about 0.51 parts by weight).
- the powdery blend was compressed to tablets of about 1378.0 mg on a Fette E 1 single punch tablet press.
- the tablets were then film-coated in a coating pan by spraying an aqueous dispersion for film coating (Opadry, available from Colorcon) at a temperature of about 60° C.
- the dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 0.60 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 7.43 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir.
- This example shows that inclusion of a surfactant into solid solutions of HIV protease inhibitors improves the bioavailability attained.
- Copovidone N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 853.8 parts by weight
- Span 20 Sorbitan monolaurate; about 83.9 parts by weight
- the resulting granules were mixed with ritonavir (about 50 parts by weight), lopinavir (about 200 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 12 parts by weight).
- the powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder (screw diameter 18 mm) at a rate of about 2.1 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 119° C.
- the extrudate was fed to a calender with two counter-rotating rollers having mutually matching cavities on their surfaces. Tablets of about 1120 mg were thus obtained.
- the dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 10.88 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 51.2 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir.
- This example shows that inclusion of a surfactant having an HLB of from about 4 to about 10 into solid solutions of HIV protease inhibitors markedly improves the bioavailability attained.
- Example 2 was repeated, however, the extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify.
- the extruded pieces were milled to a particle size of about 250 ⁇ m, using a high impact universal mill.
- the milled material was blended in a bin blender with sodium stearyl fumarate (about 12.3 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 8.0 parts by weight) for about 20 min.
- the powdery blend was compressed on a rotary tablet machine with 3 punches (6500 tablets/h).
- the tablets were then film-coated in a coating pan by spraying an aqueous dispersion for film coating (Opadry) at a temperature of about 60° C.
- Opadry aqueous dispersion for film coating
- the dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 14.24 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 52.2 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir.
- Copovidone N-vinyl pyrrolidonelvinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 841.3 parts by weight
- Cremophor RH40 polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate; about 36.2 parts by weight
- Span 20 Sorbitan monolaurate; about 60.2 parts by weight
- the resulting granules were mixed with ritonavir (about 50 parts by weight), lopinavir (about 200 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 12 parts by weight).
- the powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder (screw diameter 18 mm) at a rate of about 2.1 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 114° C.
- the extrudate was fed to a calender with two counter-rotating rollers having mutually matching cavities on their surfaces. Tablets of 1120 mg were thus obtained.
- the dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 10.96 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 46.5 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir.
- This example shows that a combination of a surfactant having an HLB of from about 4 to about 10 and a further surfactant can successfully be used.
- Example 4 was repeated, however, the extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify.
- the extruded pieces were milled to a particle size of about 250 ⁇ m, using a high impact universal mill.
- the milled material was blended in a bin blender with sodium stearylfumarate (about 13.9 parts by weight), colloidal silica (about 7.0 parts by weight), isomalt DC100 (about 159.4 parts by weight) and calcium silicate (about 7.0 parts by weight) for about 20 min.
- the blend was compressed and film-coated as described in example 1.
- the dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 10.38 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 42.7 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir.
- Copovidone N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 683.3 parts by weight
- Span 40 sorbitan monopalmitate; about 67.2 parts by weight
- the resulting granules were mixed with lopinavir (about 200 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 9.6 parts by weight).
- the powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder (screw diameter 18 mm) at a rate of about 2.1 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 119° C. The extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify.
- the extruded pieces were milled using a high impact universal mill.
- the milled material was blended in a bin blender with sodium stearylfumarate (about 7.9 parts by weight), colloidal silica (about 11.3 parts by weight), isomalt DC100 (about 129.1 parts by weight) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (about 15.6 parts by weight).
- the blend was compressed and film-coated as described in example 1.
- Tablets corresponding to about 200 mg lopinavir were coadministered to dogs together with about 50 mg ritonavir.
- the dose-adjusted AUC of lopinavir was about 38.8 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg.
- Copovidone N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 151.5 parts by weight
- Cremophor RH40 about 24 parts by weight
- PEG 6000 about 12 parts by weight
- the resulting granules were mixed with ritonavir (about 50 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 2.4 parts by weight).
- the powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder and was melt-extruded. The extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify. The extruded pieces were milled using a high impact universal mill.
- the milled material was blended in a bin blender with colloidal silica (about 1.4 parts by weight), isomalt DC100 (about 31.9 parts by weight) and calcium silicate (about 4.2 parts by weight).
- colloidal silica about 1.4 parts by weight
- isomalt DC100 about 31.9 parts by weight
- calcium silicate about 4.2 parts by weight
- the dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 9.98 ⁇ g.h/ml/100 mg.
Abstract
A solid pharmaceutical dosage form providing improved oral bioavailability is disclosed for inhibitors of HIV protease. In particular, the dosage form comprises a solid dispersion of at least one HIV protease inhibitor and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, said pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer having a Tg of at least about 50° C. Preferably, the pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant has an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/925,442, filed Aug. 25, 2004, now pending, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/498,412, filed Aug. 28, 2003, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
- The present invention is directed to a solid pharmaceutical dosage form comprising at least one HIV protease inhibitor, and a process for preparing the same.
- The virus causing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is known by different names, including T-lymphocyte virus III (HTLV-III) or lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) or AIDS-related virus (ARV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Up until now, two distinct families have been identified, i.e., HIV-1 and HIV-2.
- One of the critical pathways in a retroviral life cycle is the processing of polyprotein precursors by aspartic protease. For instance with the HIV virus the gag-pol protein is processed by HIV protease. The correct processing of the precursor polyproteins by the aspartic protease is required for the assembly of infectious virions, thus making the aspartic protease an attractive target for antiviral therapy. In particular for HIV treatment, the HIV protease is an attractive target.
- A measure of the potential usefulness of an oral dosage form of a pharmaceutical agent is the bioavailability observed after oral administration of the dosage form. Various factors can affect the bioavailability of a drug when administered orally. These factors include aqueous solubility, drug absorption throughout the gastrointestinal tract, dosage strength and first pass effect. Aqueous solubility is one of the most important of these factors. Unfortunately, HIV protease inhibiting compounds typically are characterized by having poor aqueous solubility.
- For a variety of reasons, such as patient compliance and taste masking, a solid dosage form is usually preferred over a liquid dosage form. In most instances however, oral solid dosage forms of a drug provide a lower bioavailability than oral solutions of the drug.
- There have been attempts to improve the bioavailability provided by solid dosage forms by forming solid solutions of the drug. The term “solid solution” defines a system in a solid state wherein the drug is molecularly dispersed throughout a matrix such that the system is chemically and physically uniform or homogenous throughout. Solid solutions are preferred physical systems because the components therein readily form liquid solutions when contacted with a liquid medium such as gastric juice. The ease of dissolution may be attributed at least in part to the fact that the energy required for dissolution of the components from a solid solution is less than that required for the dissolution of the components from a crystalline or microcrystalline solid phase. If, however, the drug absorption in the gastrointestinal tract is slow the drug released from the solid solution may result in a high supersaturation and precipitate in the aqueous fluids of the gastrointestinal tract.
- There is a continuing need for the development of improved oral solid dosage forms for HIV protease inhibitors which have suitable oral bioavailability and stability and which do not necessitate high vehicle volumes.
- The present invention provides a solid pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a solid dispersion of at least one HIV protease inhibitor in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least about 50° C.
- The term “solid dispersion” defines a system in a solid state (as opposed to a liquid or gaseous state) comprising at least two components, wherein one component is dispersed evenly throughout the other component or components. For example, the active ingredient or combination of active ingredients is dispersed in a matrix comprised of the pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer(s) and pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant(s). The term “solid dispersion” encompasses systems having small particles, typically of less than 1 μm in diameter, of one phase dispersed in another phase. When said dispersion of the components is such that the system is chemically and physically uniform or homogenous throughout or consists of one phase (as defined in thermodynamics), such a solid dispersion will be called a “solid solution” or a “glassy solution”. A glassy solution is a homogeneous, glassy system in which a solute is dissolved in a glassy solvent. Glassy solutions and solid solutions of HIV protease inhibitors are preferred physical systems. These systems do not contain any significant amounts of active ingredients in their crystalline or microcrystalline state, as evidenced by thermal analysis (DSC) or X-ray diffraction analysis (WAXS).
- In one embodiment of the present invention, the pharmaceutical dosage form is comprising from about 5 to about 30% by weight of the total dosage form (preferably from about 10 to about 25% by weight of the total dosage form) of an HIV protease inhibitor or a combination of HIV protease inhibitors, from about 50 to about 85% by weight of the total dosage form (preferably from about 60 to about 80% by weight of the total dosage form) of a water-soluble polymer (or any combination of such polymers), from about 2 to about 20% by weight of the total dosage form (preferably from about 3 to about 15% by weight of the total dosage form) of the surfactant (or combination of surfactants), and from about 0 to about 15% by weight of the total dosage form of additives.
- HIV protease inhibiting compounds suitable for use in the present invention include for example, but are not limited thereto:
- (2S,3S,5S)-5-(N-(N-((N-methyl-N-((2-isopropyl-4-thiazolyl)methyl)amino)carbonyl)-L-valinyl)amino-2-(N-((5-thiazolyl)methoxy-carbonyl)-amino)-amino-1,6-diphenyl-3hydroxyhexane (ritonavir);
- (2S,3S,5S)-2-(2,6-Dimethylphenoxyacetyl)amino-3-hydroxy-5-[2S-(1-tetrahydro-pyrimid-2-onyl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-amino-1,6-diphenylhexane (ABT-378; lopinavir);
- N-(2(R)-hydroxy-1(S)-indanyl)-2(R)-phenylmethyl-4(S)-hydroxy-5-(1-(4-(3-pyridyl-methyl)-2(S)-N′-(t-butylcarboxamido)-piperazinyl))-pentaneamide (indinavir);
- N-tert-butyl-decahydro-2-[2(R)-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3(S)-[[N-(2-quinoylcarbonyl)-L-asparaginyl]amino]butyl]-(4aS,8aS)-isoquinoline-3(S)-carboxamide (saquinavir);
- 5(S)-Boc-amino-4(S)-hydroxy-6-phenyl-2(R)phenylmethylhexanoyl-(L)-Val-(L)-Phe-morpholin-4-ylamide;
- 1-Naphthoxyacetyl-beta-methylthio-Ala-(2S,3S)3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-butanoyl-1,3-thiazolidine-4t-butylamide;
- 5-isoquinolinoxyacetyl-beta-methylthio-Ala-(2S,3S)-3amino-2-hydroxy-4-butanoyl-1, 3-thiazolidine-4-tbutylamide;
- [1S-[1R-(R-),2S*])-N1[3-[[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]carbonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-2hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]-2-[(2-quinolinylcarbonyl)amino]-butanediamide;
- amprenavir (VX-478); DMP-323; DMP-450; AG1343 (nelfinavir);
- atazanavir (BMS 232,632);
- tipranavir;
- palinavir;
- TMC-114;
- RO033-4649;
- fosamprenavir (GW433908);
- P-1946;
- BMS 186,318; SC-55389a; BILA 1096 BS; and U-140690; or any combinations thereof.
- In one embodiment, ritonavir (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., USA) is an HIV protease inhibitor which may be formulated into the dosage form of the invention. This and other compounds as well as methods for preparing same are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,542,206 and 5,648,497, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference. In a further embodiment, the present invention provides a dosage form wherein said HIV protease inhibitor is ritonavir or a combination of ritonavir and at least one other HIV protease inhibitor, the dosage form showing a dose-adjusted AUC of ritonavir plasma concentration in dogs of at least about 9 μg.h/ml/100 mg.
- In another embodiment, lopinavir (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., USA) is an HIV protease inhibitor which may be formulated into the dosage form of the invention. This and other compounds, as well as methods for preparing same, are identified in U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,332, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. In a further embodiment, the present invention provides a dosage form wherein said HIV protease inhibitor is lopinavir or a combination of lopinavir and at least one other HIV protease inhibitor, the dosage form showing a dose-adjusted AUC of lopinavir plasma concentration in dogs of at least about 20 μg.h/ml/100 mg (preferably at least about 22.5 μg.h/ml/100 mg, most preferred at least about 35 μg.h/ml/100 mg).
- In yet another embodiment, nelfinavir mesylate (marketed under the tradename Viracept by Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in La Jolla, Calif.) is an HIV protease inhibitor which may be formulated into the dosage form of the invention.
- The dosage forms of the present invention exhibit a release and absorption behaviour that is characterized by high attainable AUC, high attainable Cmax (maximum plasma concentration), and low Tmax (time to reach maximum plasma concentration).
- In still another embodiment, the present invention provides a dosage form wherein said HIV protease inhibitor is a combination of ritonavir and lopinavir, the dosage form showing a dose-adjusted AUC of ritonavir plasma concentration in dogs of at least about 9 μg.h/ml/100 mg and a dose-adjusted AUC of lopinavir plasma concentration of at least about 20 μg.h/ml/100 mg (preferably at least about 22.5 μg.h/ml/100 mg, most preferred at least about 35 μg.h/ml/100 mg).
- The term “AUC” means “Area Under the Curve” and is used in its normal meaning, i.e. as the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to 24 hours, where the dosage form has been administered orally to dogs (beagle) under non-fasting conditions. “Non-fasting condition” means that the dogs receive a nutritionally balanced daily ration during the pre-test period and the whole test period. The AUC has units of concentration times time. Once the experimental concentration-time points have been determined, the AUC may conveniently be calculated, e.g. by a computer program or by the trapezoidal method. All AUC data herein were dose adjusted to the 100 mg dose level. For the purposes herein, the AUC is determined within a dose range where the AUC increases proportionally with dose. Administration of 50 mg ritonavir or 200 mg lopinavir, respectively, to dogs is considered suitable for determining the AUC values as used herein.
- The dosage forms according to the invention are characterized by an excellent stability and, in particular, exhibit high resistance against recrystallization or decomposition of the active ingredient(s). Thus, upon storage for 6 weeks at 40° C. and 75% humidity (e.g., when kept in high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles without desiccant), the dosage forms according to the present invention usually do not exhibit any sign of crystallinity (as evidenced by DSC or WAXS analysis) and contain at least about 98% of the initial active ingredient content (as evidenced by HPLC analysis).
- The term “pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant” as used herein refers to a pharmaceutically acceptable non-ionic surfactant. In one embodiment, the dosage form comprises at least one surfactant having an hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) value of from about 4 to about 10, preferably from about 7 to about 9. The HLB system (Fiedler, H. B., Encyclopedia of Excipients, 5th ed., Aulendorf: ECV-Editio-Cantor-Verlag (2002)) attributes numeric values to surfactants, with lipophilic substances receiving lower HLB values und hydrophilic substances receiving higher HLB values. Surfactants having an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10 suitable for use in the present invention include for example, but are not limited thereto:
- polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, e.g. polyoxyethylene (3) lauryl ether, polyoxyethylene (5) cetyl ether, polyoxyethylene (2) stearyl ether, polyoxyethylene (5) stearyl ether; polyoxyethylene alkylaryl ethers, e.g. polyoxyethylene (2) nonylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene (3) nonylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene (4) nonylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene (3) octylphenyl ether;
- polyethylene glycol fatty acid esters, e.g. PEG-200 monolaurate, PEG-200 dilaurate, PEG-300 dilaurate, PEG-400 dilaurate, PEG-300 distearate, PEG-300 dioleate;
- alkylene glycol fatty acid mono esters, e.g. propylene glycol monolaurate (Lauroglycol®);
- sucrose fatty acid esters, e.g. sucrose monostearate, sucrose distearate, sucrose monolaurate, sucrose dilaurate; or
- sorbitan fatty acid mono esters such as sorbitan mono laurate (Span® 20), sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monopalmitate (Span® 40), or sorbitan stearate, or mixtures of one or more thereof.
- The sorbitan mono fatty acid esters are preferred, with sorbitan mono laurate and sorbitan monopalmitate being particularly preferred.
- Besides the surfactant having an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10, the dosage form may comprise additional pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants such as polyoxyethylene castor oil derivates, e.g. polyoxyethyleneglycerol triricinoleate or polyoxyl 35 castor oil (Cremophor® EL; BASF Corp.) or polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate such as polyethylenglycol 40 hydrogenated castor oil (Cremophor® RH 40) or polyethylenglycol 60 hydrogenated castor oil (Cremophor® RH 60); or block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, also known as polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block copolymers or polyoxyethylene polypropyleneglycol, such as Poloxamer® 124, Poloxamer® 188, Poloxamer® 237, Poloxamer® 388, Poloxamer® 407 (BASF Wyandotte Corp.); or a mono fatty acid ester of polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan, e.g. polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween® 80), polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (Tween® 60), polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate (Tween® 40), polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate (Tween® 20).
- Where such additional surfactants are used, the surfactant having an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10 generally accounts for at least about 50% by weight, preferably at least about 60% by weight, of the total amount of surfactant used.
- The water-soluble polymer employed in the present invention has a Tg of at least about 50° C., preferably at least about 60° C., most preferred from about 80° C. to about 180° C. Methods for determining Tg values of the organic polymers are described in “Introduction to Physical Polymer Science”, 2nd Edition by L. H. Sperling, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. The Tg value can be calculated as the weighted sum of the Tg values for homopolymers derived from each of the individual monomers, i.e., that make up the polymer: Tg=ΣWiXi where W is the weight percent of monomer i in the organic polymer, and X is the Tg value for the homopolymer derived from monomer i. Tg values for the homopolymers may be taken from “Polymer Handbook”, 2nd Edition by J. Brandrup and E. H. Immergut, Editors, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1975.
- Water-soluble polymers having a Tg as defined above allow for the preparation of solid dispersions that are mechanically stable and, within ordinary temperature ranges, sufficiently temperature stable so that the solid dispersions may be used as dosage forms without further processing or be compacted to tablets with only a small amount of tableting aids.
- The water-soluble polymer comprised in the dosage form is a polymer that preferably has an apparent viscosity, when dissolved at 20° C. in an aqueous solution at 2% (w/v), of about 1 to about 5000 mPa·s. more preferably of about 1 to about 700 mPa·s, and most preferred of about 5 to about 100 mPa·s. Water-soluble polymers suitable for use in the present invention include for example, but are not limited thereto:
- homopolymers and copolymers of N-vinyl lactams, especially homopolymers and copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidone, e.g. polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate or vinyl propionate,
- cellulose esters and cellulose ethers, in particular methylcellulose and ethylcellulose, hydroxyalkylcelluloses, in particular hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxyalkylalkylcelluloses, in particular hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, cellulose phthalates or succinates, in particular cellulose acetate phthalate and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose succinate or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate;
- high molecular polyalkylene oxides such as polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide and copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide,
- polyacrylates and polymethacrylates such as methacrylic acid/ethyl acrylate copolymers, methacrylic acid/methyl methacrylate copolymers, butyl methacrylate/2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymers, poly(hydroxyalkyl acrylates), poly(hydroxyalkyl methacrylates),
- polyacrylamides,
- vinyl acetate polymers such as copolymers of vinyl acetate and crotonic acid, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate (also referred to as partially saponified “polyvinyl alcohol”),
- polyvinyl alcohol,
- oligo- and polysaccharides such as carrageenans, galactomannans and xanthan gum, or mixtures of one or more thereof.
- Of these, homopolymers or copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidone, in particular a copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, are preferred. A particularly preferred polymer is a copolymer of about 60% by weight of the copolymer, N-vinyl pyrrolidone and about 40% by weight of the copolymer, vinyl acetate.
- The dosage forms of the invention may contain at least one conventional additive, such as flow regulators, lubricants, bulking agents (fillers) and disintegrants. In general, the additive is contained in an amount of about 0.01 to about 15% by weight relative to the weight of the dosage form.
- Various methods can be used for manufacturing the solid dosage forms according to the invention. These methods comprise the preparation of a solid solution of the HIV protease inhibitor or the combination of HIV protease inhibitors in a matrix of the water-soluble polymer and the surfactant, and shaping into the required tablet form. Alternatively, the solid solution product may be subdivided to granules, e.g. by grinding or milling, and the granules may subsequently be compacted to tablets.
- Various techniques exist for preparing solid solutions including melt-extrusion, spray-drying and solution-evaporation with melt-extrusion being preferred.
- The melt-extrusion process comprises the steps of preparing a homogeneous melt of the HIV protease inhibitor or the combination of HIV protease inhibitors, the water-soluble polymer and the surfactant, and cooling the melt until it solidifies. “Melting” means a transition into a liquid or rubbery state in which it is possible for one component to get embedded homogeneously in the other. Typically, one component will melt and the other components will dissolve in the melt thus forming a solution. Melting usually involves heating above the softening point of the water-soluble polymer. The preparation of the melt can take place in a variety of ways. The mixing of the components can take place before, during or after the formation of the melt. For example, the components can be mixed first and then melted or be simultaneously mixed and melted. Usually, the melt is homogenized in order to disperse the active ingredients efficiently. Also, it may be convenient first to melt the water-soluble polymer and then to mix in and homogenize the active ingredients.
- Usually, the melt temperature is in the range of about 70 to about 250° C., preferably from about 80 to about 180° C., most preferred from about 100 to about 140° C.
- The active ingredients can be employed as such or as a solution or dispersion in a suitable solvent such as alcohols, aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters. Another solvent which can be used is liquid carbon dioxide. The solvent is removed, e.g. evaporated, upon preparation of the melt.
- Various additives may be included in the melt, for example flow regulators such as colloidal silica; lubricants, fillers, disintegrants, plasticizers, stabilizers such as antioxidants, light stabilizers, radical scavengers, stabilizers against microbial attack.
- The melting and/or mixing takes place in an apparatus customary for this purpose. Particularly suitable ones are extruders or kneaders. Suitable extruders include single screw extruders, intermeshing screw extruders or else multiscrew extruders, preferably twin screw extruders, which can be corotating or counterrotating and, optionally, be equipped with kneading disks. It will be appreciated that the working temperatures will also be determined by the kind of extruder or the kind of configuration within the extruder that is used. Part of the energy needed to melt, mix and dissolve the components in the extruder can be provided by heating elements. However, the friction and shearing of the material in the extruder may also provide a substantial amount of energy to the mixture and aid in the formation of a homogeneous melt of the components.
- The melt ranges from pasty to viscous. Shaping of the extrudate conveniently is carried out by a calender with two counter-rotating rollers with mutually matching depressions on their surface. A broad range of tablet forms can be attained by using rollers with different forms of depressions. Alternatively, the extrudate is cut into pieces, either before (hot-cut) or after solidification (cold-cut).
- Optionally, the resulting solid solution product is milled or ground to granules. The granules may then be compacted. Compacting means a process whereby a powder mass comprising the granules is densified under high pressure in order to obtain a compact with low porosity, e.g. a tablet. Compression of the powder mass is usually done in a tablet press, more specifically in a steel die between two moving punches. Where a solid dosage form of the invention comprises a combination of more than one HIV protease inhibitor (or a combination of an HIV protease inhibitor with one or more other active ingredients) it is of course possible to separately prepare solid solution products of the individual active ingredients and to blend the milled or ground products before compacting.
- At least one additive selected from flow regulators, disintegrants, bulking agents (fillers) and lubricants is preferably used in compacting the granules. Disintegrants promote a rapid disintegration of the compact in the stomach and keeps the granules which are liberated separate from one another. Suitable disintegrants are crosslinked polymers such as crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone and crosslinked sodium carboxymethylcellulose. Suitable bulking agents (also referred to as “fillers”) are selected from lactose, calcium hydrogenphosphate, microcrystalline cellulose (Avicell®), silicates, in particular silicium dioxide, magnesium oxide, talc, potato or corn starch, isomalt, polyvinyl alcohol.
- Suitable flow regulators are selected from highly dispersed silica (Aerosil®), and animal or vegetable fats or waxes.
- A lubricant is preferably used in compacting the granules. Suitable lubricants are selected from polyethylene glycol (e.g., having a Mw of from 1000 to 6000), magnesium and calcium stearates, sodium stearyl fumarate, and the like.
- Various other additives may be used, for example dyes such as azo dyes, organic or inorganic pigments such as aluminium oxide or titanium dioxide, or dyes of natural origin; stabilizers such as antioxidants, light stabilizers, radical scavengers, stabilizers against microbial attack.
- Dosage forms according to the invention may be provided as dosage forms consisting of several layers, for example laminated or multilayer tablets. They can be in open or closed form. “Closed dosage forms” are those in which one layer is completely surrounded by at least one other layer. Multilayer forms have the advantage that two active ingredients which are incompatible with one another can be processed, or that the release characteristics of the active ingredient(s) can be controlled. For example, it is possible to provide an initial dose by including an active ingredient in one of the outer layers, and a maintenance dose by including the active ingredient in the inner layer(s). Multilayer tablets types may be produced by compressing two or more layers of granules. Alternatively, multilayer dosage forms may be produced by a process known as “coextrusion”. In essence, the process comprises preparation of at least two different melt compositions as explained above, and passing these molten compositions into a joint coextrusion die. The shape of the coextrusion die depends on the required drug form. For example, dies with a plain die gap, called slot dies, and dies with an annular slit are suitable.
- In order to facilitate the intake of such a dosage form by a mammal, it is advantageous to give the dosage form an appropriate shape. Large tablets that can be swallowed comfortably are therefore preferably elongated rather than round in shape.
- A film coat on the tablet further contributes to the ease with which it can be swallowed. A film coat also improves taste and provides an elegant appearance. If desired, the film-coat may be an enteric coat. The film-coat usually includes a polymeric film-forming material such as hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and acrylate or methacrylate copolymers. Besides a film-forming polymer, the film-coat may further comprise a plasticizer, e.g. polyethylene glycol, a surfactant, e.g. a Tween® type, and optionally a pigment, e.g. titanium dioxide or iron oxides. The film-coating may also comprise talc as anti-adhesive. The film coat usually accounts for less than about 5% by weight of the dosage form.
- The exact dose and frequency of administration depends on the particular condition being treated, the age, weight and general physical condition of the particular patient as well as other medication the individual may be taking, as is well known to those skilled in the art.
- Exemplary compositions of the present invention for combined administration of ritonavir/lopinavir are shown below in Table 1, and the values are % by weight.
TABLE 1 Ritonavir 18-22.5 4.17 4.17 Lopinavir in total 16.67 16.67 Copovidone (N-vinyl 65-75 71.16 70.12 pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40) Span 20 (Sorbitan 4-10 7.0 5.02 monolaurate) Cremophor RH40 0-10 — 3.02 (polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate) Colloidal silica 0-3 1.0 1.0 - Exemplary compositions of the invention for administration of ritonavir only are shown below in Table 2. The values are % by weight.
TABLE 2 Ritonavir 18-22.5 20.8 Lopinavir — — Copovidone (N-vinyl 60-75 63.15 pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40) Span 20 (Sorbitan 5-15 — monolaurate) in total Cremophor RH40 10.00 (polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate) PEG 6000 0-8 5.00 Colloidal silica 0-3 1.04 - The above compositions are processed by melt extrusion. The resulting extrudates may be used as such or milled and compressed into tablets, preferably by the use of suitable tableting aids such as sodium stearyl fumarate, colloidal silica, lactose, isomalt, calcium silicate, and magnesium stearate, cellulose or calcium hydrogenphosphate.
- The following examples will serve to further illustrate the invention without limiting it.
- Protocol for the oral bioavailability studies
- Dogs (beagle dogs, mixed sexes, weighing approximately 10 kg) received a balanced diet with 27% fat and were permitted water ad libitum. Each dog received a 100 μg/kg subcutaneous dose of histamine approximately 30 minutes prior to dosing. A single dose corresponding to about 200 mg lopinavir, about 50 mg ritonavir, or about 200 mg lopinavir and about 50 mg ritonavir, respectively, was administered to each dog. The dose was followed by approximately 10 milliliters of water. Blood samples were obtained from each animal prior to dosing and 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 24 hours after drug administration. The plasma was separated from the red cells by centrifugation and frozen (−30° C.) until analysis. Concentrations of HIV protease inhibitors were determined by reverse phase HPLC with low wavelength UV detection following liquid-liquid extraction of the plasma samples. The area under the curve (AUC) was calculated by the trapezoidal method over the time course of the study. Each dosage form was evaluated in a group containing 8 dogs; the values reported are averages for each group of dogs.
- Copovidone (N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 78.17 parts by weight) was mixed with ritonavir (about 4.16 parts by weight), lopinavir (about 16.67 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 1.0 part by weight). The powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder (screw diameter 18 mm) at a rate of about 2.0 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 133° C. The clear, fully transparent melt was fed to a calender with two counter-rotating rollers having mutually matching cavities on their surfaces. Tablets of 1080 mg were thus obtained. DSC and WAXS analysis did not reveal any evidence of crystalline drug material in the formulation.
- The dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 0.52 μg.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 4.54 μg.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir. This example shows that solid solutions of HIV protease inhibitors without added surfactant yield a very poor bioavailability.
- Copovidone (N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 68.17 parts by weight) was blended with Cremophor RH40 (polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate; about 10.00 parts by weight) in a Diosna high-shear mixer. The resulting granules were mixed with ritonavir (about 4.17 parts by weight), lopinavir (about 16.67 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 1.00 parts by weight). The powdery mixture was then fed into a Leistritz Micro 18 twin-screw extruder at a rate of about 2.3 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 126° C. The extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify. The extruded pieces were milled using a high impact universal mill. The milled material (about 86.49 parts by weight) was blended in a bin blender with lactose monohydrate (about 6.00 parts by weight), crosslinked PVP (about 6.00 parts by weight), colloidal silica (about 1.00 part by weight) and magnesium stearate (about 0.51 parts by weight). The powdery blend was compressed to tablets of about 1378.0 mg on a Fette E 1 single punch tablet press. The tablets were then film-coated in a coating pan by spraying an aqueous dispersion for film coating (Opadry, available from Colorcon) at a temperature of about 60° C.
- The dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 0.60 μg.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 7.43 μg.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir. This example shows that inclusion of a surfactant into solid solutions of HIV protease inhibitors improves the bioavailability attained.
- Copovidone (N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 853.8 parts by weight) was blended with Span 20 (Sorbitan monolaurate; about 83.9 parts by weight) in a Diosna high-shear mixer. The resulting granules were mixed with ritonavir (about 50 parts by weight), lopinavir (about 200 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 12 parts by weight). The powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder (screw diameter 18 mm) at a rate of about 2.1 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 119° C. The extrudate was fed to a calender with two counter-rotating rollers having mutually matching cavities on their surfaces. Tablets of about 1120 mg were thus obtained.
- The dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 10.88 μg.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 51.2 μg.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir. This example shows that inclusion of a surfactant having an HLB of from about 4 to about 10 into solid solutions of HIV protease inhibitors markedly improves the bioavailability attained.
- Example 2 was repeated, however, the extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify. The extruded pieces were milled to a particle size of about 250 μm, using a high impact universal mill. The milled material was blended in a bin blender with sodium stearyl fumarate (about 12.3 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 8.0 parts by weight) for about 20 min. The powdery blend was compressed on a rotary tablet machine with 3 punches (6500 tablets/h). The tablets were then film-coated in a coating pan by spraying an aqueous dispersion for film coating (Opadry) at a temperature of about 60° C.
- The dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 14.24 μg.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 52.2 μg.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir.
- Copovidone (N-vinyl pyrrolidonelvinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 841.3 parts by weight) was blended with Cremophor RH40 (polyoxyethyleneglycerol oxystearate; about 36.2 parts by weight), Span 20 (Sorbitan monolaurate; about 60.2 parts by weight) in a Diosna high-shear mixer. The resulting granules were mixed with ritonavir (about 50 parts by weight), lopinavir (about 200 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 12 parts by weight). The powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder (screw diameter 18 mm) at a rate of about 2.1 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 114° C. The extrudate was fed to a calender with two counter-rotating rollers having mutually matching cavities on their surfaces. Tablets of 1120 mg were thus obtained.
- The dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 10.96 μg.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 46.5 μg.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir. This example shows that a combination of a surfactant having an HLB of from about 4 to about 10 and a further surfactant can successfully be used.
- Example 4 was repeated, however, the extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify. The extruded pieces were milled to a particle size of about 250 μm, using a high impact universal mill. The milled material was blended in a bin blender with sodium stearylfumarate (about 13.9 parts by weight), colloidal silica (about 7.0 parts by weight), isomalt DC100 (about 159.4 parts by weight) and calcium silicate (about 7.0 parts by weight) for about 20 min. The blend was compressed and film-coated as described in example 1.
- The dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 10.38 μg.h/ml/100 mg for ritonavir and about 42.7 μg.h/ml/100 mg for lopinavir.
- Copovidone (N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 683.3 parts by weight) was blended with Span 40 (sorbitan monopalmitate; about 67.2 parts by weight) in a Diosna high-shear mixer. The resulting granules were mixed with lopinavir (about 200 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 9.6 parts by weight). The powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder (screw diameter 18 mm) at a rate of about 2.1 kg/h and a melt temperature of about 119° C. The extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify. The extruded pieces were milled using a high impact universal mill. The milled material was blended in a bin blender with sodium stearylfumarate (about 7.9 parts by weight), colloidal silica (about 11.3 parts by weight), isomalt DC100 (about 129.1 parts by weight) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (about 15.6 parts by weight). The blend was compressed and film-coated as described in example 1.
- Tablets corresponding to about 200 mg lopinavir were coadministered to dogs together with about 50 mg ritonavir. The dose-adjusted AUC of lopinavir was about 38.8 μg.h/ml/100 mg.
- Copovidone (N-vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer 60:40; about 151.5 parts by weight) was blended with Cremophor RH40 (about 24 parts by weight) and PEG 6000 (about 12 parts by weight) in a Diosna high-shear mixer. The resulting granules were mixed with ritonavir (about 50 parts by weight) and colloidal silica (about 2.4 parts by weight). The powdery mixture was then fed into a twin-screw extruder and was melt-extruded. The extrudate was cut into pieces and allowed to solidify. The extruded pieces were milled using a high impact universal mill. The milled material was blended in a bin blender with colloidal silica (about 1.4 parts by weight), isomalt DC100 (about 31.9 parts by weight) and calcium silicate (about 4.2 parts by weight). The blend was compressed and film-coated as described in example 1.
- The dose-adjusted AUC in dogs was about 9.98 μg.h/ml/100 mg.
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1. A solid pharmaceutical dosage form which comprises a solid dispersion of at least one HIV protease inhibitor in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, wherein said HIV protease inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of (2S,3S,5S)-5-(N-(N-(N-methyl-N-((2-isopropyl-4-thiazolyl)methyl)amino)carbonyl)-L-valinyl)amino-2-(N-((5-thiazolyl)methoxy-carbonyl)-amino)-amino-1,6-diphenyl-3-hydroxyhexane (ritonavir) and (2S,3S,5S)-2-(2,6-dimethylphenoxyacetyl)amino-3-hydroxy-5-[2S-(1-tetrahydro-pyrimid-2-onyl)-3-methylbutanoyl]amino-1,6-diphenylhexane (lopinavir), and said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of at least about 50° C. and is present in an amount of from about 50 to about 85% by weight of the dosage form.
2. The dosage form of claim 1 , wherein said solid dispersion is a glassy solution or solid solution, and consists of one phase.
3. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said surfactant has an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10.
4. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said solid dispersion further comprises another pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant.
5. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said surfactant is a sorbitan fatty acid ester.
6. The dosage form of claim 2 which comprises, relative to the weight of the dosage form, from about 5 to about 30% by weight of said HIV protease inhibitor, from about 2 to about 20% by weight of said surfactant, and from about 0 to about 15% by weight of additives.
7. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said HIV protease inhibitor is ritonavir.
8. The dosage form of claim 7 which has a dose-adjusted AUC, in dogs under non-fasting conditions, of ritonavir plasma concentration of at least about 9 μg h/ml/100 mg.
9. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said HIV protease inhibitor is lopinavir.
10. The dosage form of claim 9 which has a dose-adjusted AUC, in dogs under non-fasting conditions, of lopinavir plasma concentration of at least about 20 μg h/ml/100 mg.
11. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said at least one HIV protease inhibitor includes ritonavir and lopinavir.
12. The dosage form of claim 11 which has a dose-adjusted AUC, in dogs under non-fasting conditions, of ritonavir plasma concentration of at least about 9 μg h/ml/100 mg and a dose-adjusted AUC of lopinavir plasma concentration of at least about 20 μg h/ml/100 mg.
13. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of from about 80 to about 180° C.
14. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said water-soluble polymer is a homopolymer or copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone.
15. The dosage form of claim 2 , wherein said water-soluble polymer is a copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate.
16. The dosage form of claim 2 comprising at least one additive selected from flow regulators, disintegrants, bulking agents or lubricants.
17. The dosage form of claim 2 which contains, upon storage for about 6 weeks at about 40° C. and about 75% humidity, at least about 98% of the initial content of HIV protease inhibitor.
18. The dosage form of claim 1 , wherein said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of from about 80 to about 180° C., and said surfactant has an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10 and is present in an amount of from about 2 to about 20% by weight of the dosage form.
19. The dosage form of claim 1 , wherein said water-soluble polymer is a copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, and said surfactant is a sorbitan fatty acid ester which has an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10 and is present in an amount of from about 2 to about 20% by weight of the dosage form.
20. A process of preparing a solid dosage form of claim 1 , comprising:
preparing a melt comprising said at last one HIV protease inhibitor, said at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and said at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant; and
allowing the melt to solidify to obtain said solid dispersion.
21. The process of claim 20 , comprising grinding and compressing said solid dispersion into a tablet.
22. A solid pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a solid dispersion of ritonavir in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, wherein said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of at least about 50° C. and is present in an amount of from about 50% to about 85% by weight of the dosage form.
23. The dosage form of claim 22 , wherein said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of from about 80 to about 180° C.
24. The dosage form of claim 22 , wherein said water-soluble polymer is a copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate.
25. The dosage form of claim 22 , wherein said water-soluble polymer is a homopolymer or copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone.
26. A solid pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a solid dispersion of ritonavir and lopinavir in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, wherein said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of at least about 50° C. and is present in an amount of from about 50 to about 85% by weight of the dosage form, and said surfactant has an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10 and is present in an amount of from about 2 to about 20% by weight of the dosage form.
27. The dosage form of claim 26 , wherein said solid dispersion is a glassy or solid solution, and consists of one phase.
28. The dosage form of claim 26 , wherein said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of from about 80 to about 180° C.
29. The dosage form of claim 26 , wherein said water-soluble polymer is a copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, and said surfactant is a sorbitan fatty acid ester.
30. The dosage form of claim 26 , wherein said water-soluble polymer is a homopolymer or copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone, and said surfactant is a sorbitan fatty acid ester.
31. The dosage form of claim 26 , wherein said water-soluble polymer is copovidone, and said surfactant is sorbitan monolaurate.
32. The dosage form of claim 26 comprising at least one additive selected from flow regulators, disintegrants, bulking agents or lubricants.
33. A solid pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a solid or glassy solution of ritonavir and lopinavir in a matrix comprising a sorbitan fatty acid ester and a copolymer of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, wherein said ritonavir and lopinavir are present in an amount of from about 5 to about 30% by weight of the dosage form, said co-polymer is present in an amount of from about 50% to about 85% by weight of the dosage form, and said sorbitan fatty acid ester is present in an amount of from about 2% to about 20% by weight of the dosage form.
34. The dosage form of claim 33 , wherein said copolymer is copovidone, and said sorbitan fatty acid ester is sorbitan monolaurate.
35. A solid pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a one-phase solid or glassy solution of at least one HIV protease inhibitor in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, wherein said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of at least about 50° C. and is present in an amount of from about 50 to about 85% by weight of the dosage form.
36. The dosage form of claim 35 , wherein said surfactant has an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10.
37. A method of treating HIV infection, comprising administering the solid dosage form of claim 1 to a mammal in need of such treatment.
38. A solid pharmaceutical dosage form which comprises a solid dispersion of at least one HIV protease inhibitor in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, wherein said water-soluble polymer has a Tg of at least about 50° C. and is present in an amount of from about 50 to about 85% by weight of the dosage form.
39. A process of preparing a solid dosage form of claim 38 , comprising:
preparing a melt comprising said at last one HIV protease inhibitor, said at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and said at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant; and
allowing the melt to solidify to obtain said solid dispersion.
40. A method of treating HIV infection, comprising administering the solid dosage form of claim 38 to a mammal in need of such treatment.
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