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Approaches to reducing subvisible particle counts in lyophilized parenteral formulations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8004415     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Reduction in subvisible particle counts in parenteral formulations is an important requirement. Despite selection of best container/closure and use of processing conditions where the drug is most soluble and stable, lyophilized formulations often demonstrate problems of subvisible particle counts greater than the permitted compendial limits. We have studied some formulation and processing approaches with different compounds with the intention of developing lyophilized products, which after reconstitution, pass compendial subvisible particle limits for large volume parenterals (LVP). The approaches studied were targeted to reduce "intrinsic" subvisible particle counts and included the addition of a solubilizing agent, pH adjustment, charcoal treatment of the process solution, and use of a filter with finer pore size for filtering the solution prior to lyophilization. Although the relative efficiency of each of these parameters in reducing subvisible particle counts was found to be slightly different for each compound, the inclusion of a solubilizing agent and charcoal treatment of the processing solution were found to have the most pronounced effect. The combination of two or more parameters was often found to be even more effective. It is suggested that these approaches may be useful in developing other lyophilized products that yield low subvisible particle counts on reconstitution.
Authors:
P K Gupta; E Porembski; N A Williams
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pharmaceutical science and technology : the official journal of PDA     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1076-397X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Pharm Sci Technol     Publication Date:    1994 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-07-15     Completed Date:  1994-07-15     Revised Date:  2000-12-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9432967     Medline TA:  J Pharm Sci Technol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  30-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Charcoal / chemistry
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
Drug Contamination / prevention & control*
Filtration / methods
Freeze Drying*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Infusions, Parenteral / standards*
Mannitol / standards
Particle Size
Solutions / standards
Surface-Active Agents / chemistry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Solutions; 0/Surface-Active Agents; 16291-96-6/Charcoal; 69-65-8/Mannitol

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