Patent Application
20230158004
The present invention relates to an enteric-coated formulation having improved safety and stability for human body, which includes pirfenidone as an active component, specifically releases pirfenidone in the small intestine and has unique pharmacokinetic properties, and a method for producing the same.
Pirfenidone is an antifibrotic drug that is useful for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and has a production-regulating action on various cytokines and growth factors, for example, indicates inhibition of production of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6) and enhancement of production of anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10), indicates suppression of the decrease in IFN-γ level leading to improvement of the Th2-type deflection (correction of Th1 Th2 balance), and indicates inhibition of production of growth factors (TGF-β, b-FGF, PDGF) involved in fibrosis formation. In addition, pirfenidone also has a fibroblast growth inhibitory action and collagen production inhibitory action, and exhibits an antifibrotic action based on these complex actions. In regard to the various effects of pirfenidone, therapeutic effects on pulmonary fibrosis, arteriosclerotic lesions, etc. are described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. H02-215719, its utility for the treatment of inflammation of the respiratory tract or skin are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,974,281, 4,042,699 and 4,052,509, and the effect of inhibiting the synthesis and release of TNF-α is described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. H11-512699.
Meanwhile, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a disease in which fibrosis progresses in the alveolar wall due to an unconfirmed cause, which gradually decreases lung function, such as lung activity, and eventually leads to respiratory distress. This is also a disease with a poor prognosis sufficient for approximately 50% of patients to reach death within 5 years, and is defined as a rare intractable disease in South Korea.
It has been reported that in a global clinical trial involving healthy adults and patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (a total 1,650 people), such pirfenidone caused nausea (32.4%), rash (26.2%), diarrhea (18.8%), indigestion (16.1%), anorexia (11.4%), headache (10.1%), and photosensitivity (9.3%).
The initial dose of pirfenidone is orally administered 1 tablet after meal, three times a day. The dose may be increased by 1 tablet at an interval of 2 weeks depending on the patient's response and tolerability. Since the dose can be increased up to 3 times a day, 3 tablets at a time (600 mg at a time, 1800 mg per day), it is cumbersome and inconvenient to take, and the rate of side effects is high. Therefore, development of a safe formulation that eliminates these problems and improves medication compliance is required. In addition, along with the development of a safe pirfenidone formulation, development of pirfenidone and a formulation containing the same (e.g., tablet) that minimize the generation of related compounds and stably maintains pirfenidone until administration after manufacture has also been requested. In this way, if the safety of the formulation in the human body and the stability of the drug decrease, the expected effect of tablet development will decrease, and the desired degree of therapeutic or preventive effect will not be obtained. Therefore, there is a need to develop pirfenidone-containing formulations that have secured safety and stability.
An object of the present invention is to provide an enteric-coated formulation having improved safety and stability, comprising pirfenidone, and a method for producing the same, more specifically, to improve the safety and stability of pirfenidone enteric-coated formulations which may be lowered by an enteric coating base, and a method for manufacturing the same.
In order to achieve the above object, according to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a formulation comprising pirfenidone as an active component and having improved safety and drug stability for human body.
In one embodiment, the formulation according to the present invention may be a formulation for oral administration.
In one embodiment, the formulation according to the present invention may be an enteric-coated formulation, more specifically, an enteric-coated tablet.
In one embodiment, the formulation according to the present invention may be a formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
In one embodiment, the formulation according to the present invention may be a formulation for oral administration, characterized in that pirfenidone as an active component exhibits a specific pharmacokinetic pattern. Specifically, it may be a formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, characterized in that the time to reach the maximum blood concentration (Tmax) at the time of administration is 1.2 to 1.4 hours after administration.
In one embodiment, the formulation according to the present invention may be a formulation for oral administration, in which in regard to the stability of the drug, the stability is improved in the stability test under severe conditions (60±2° C.) for 1 month and accelerated conditions (40±2° C., 75±5% RH) for 6 months, that is, related compound A is 0.1% or less, related compound B is 0.1% or less, individual unknown related compounds are 0.05% or less, and total related compounds are 0.3% or less.
Preferably, the formulation according to the present invention may include a core containing pirfenidone and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive; and two or more mutually different coatings located outside the core. More preferably, the two or more mutually different coatings may be two or more types selected from the group consisting of a coating containing a water-soluble or insoluble polymer and a coating containing an enteric polymer.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing the formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis comprising pirfenidone having improved safety and stability, the method comprising a step of preparing a core using pirfenidone and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive; and a step of forming two or more types of coatings using two or more types of polymers on the prepared core. Preferably, the two or more mutually different coatings can be made sequentially, or can be performed by forming through the step of performing a primary coating using a water-soluble or insoluble polymer and the step of performing a secondary coating using an enteric polymer.
The pirfenidone enteric-coated formulation according to the present invention uses a methacrylic acid copolymer as an enteric coating base, whereby it not only specifically releases pirfenidone in the small intestine and has unique pharmacokinetic properties while excellently retaining the stability of pirfenidone, but also can alleviate or reduce the occurrence of gastrointestinal side effects caused by administration of pirfenidone without affecting the bioavailability of pirfenidone, and can significantly improve patient medication compliance, which is very useful in the development of oral formulations of pirfenidone.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.
The formulation according to the present invention comprises pirfenidone as an active component, and thus is a formulation useful for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Specifically, pirfenidone contained as an active component (main component) in the formulation for oral administration according to the present invention is a drug composed of small molecules, and its chemical name is 5-methyl-1-phenyl-2-(1H)-pyridone. It is a non-peptide synthetic molecule with a molecular weight of 185.23 Daltons. Its chemical formula is C12H11NO, and its structure is the same as shown in the following Chemical Formula 1.
Currently, pirfenidone is clinically evaluated as a broad-spectrum antifibrotic drug. Pirfenidone is known to possess antifibrotic and anti-inflammatory pharmacological activity, which is reflected in its activity of reducing the expression of TGF-01, TNF-α, PDGF, and most importantly, the expression of different types of collagens.
As used herein, the term “time to reach maximum blood concentration (Tmax)” means the time to reach the highest concentration (Cmax) in blood after administration of a drug. The formulation according to the present invention is characterized in that the time to reach the maximum blood concentration (Tmax) of pirfenidone contained as the active component is 1.2 hours, 1.4 hours or more, 1.6 hours or more, 2 hours or more, and 2 hours to 4 hours after administration. In addition, the formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to the present invention is characterized in that it does not substantially release pirfenidone within 1 hour after administration. When it does not substantially release pirfenidone within 1 hour after administration in this way, the cumulative blood concentration in the body within 1 hour after administration is 0 to 50%, 0 to 30%, preferably 0 to 10%, more preferably 0 to 5% of the maximum blood concentration (Cmax).
In a preferred embodiment, the formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to the present invention is characterized in that the ratio of the area under the blood concentration curve (AUC) to the maximum blood concentration (Cmax) is 2.16 to 2.18.
Further, the formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to the present invention is characterized in that upon elution under acidic conditions (pH 1.2), the elution rate within 120 minutes after elution is within 10%.
It is well known that pirfenidone has side effects such as vomiting, dermatitis, and loss of appetite. Particularly, it is known that it lowers the medication compliance of patients due to gastrointestinal side effects such as vomiting and loss of appetite.
Because the formulation according to the present invention exhibits unique pharmacokinetic properties as described above, pirfenidone having a high frequency of side effects is not substantially released in a stomach, and is released from a small intestine, thereby substantially alleviating the risk of side effects related to the stomach, or at least reducing it, without affecting the bioavailability of pirfenidone as the active component.
In a specific embodiment, the formulation according to the invention may include a core containing pirfenidone and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive; and two or more mutually different coatings located on the surface of the core.
The core may contain 1 to 1000 mg, preferably 200 to 600 mg of pirfenidone. Specifically, in the formulation according to the present invention, an appropriate content of pirfenidone can be selected within the above range and included in the core so that it can be administered according to the current general administration frequency of pirfenidone (i.e., as the initial dose, 3 times a day, 200 mg of a tablet at a time).
The content of pirfenidone, which is an active component in the formulation according to the present invention, may be appropriately adjusted depending on the form and purpose of use, patient's condition, type and severity of symptoms, and the like, and may be 10 to 99% by weight based on the total weight of the formulation. However, this may be increased or decreased according to the needs of the user, and may be appropriately increased or decreased according to various factors such as diet, nutritional status, and the degree of progression of pathological symptoms, but is not limited to the above range.
Furthermore, the core may contain a pharmaceutically acceptable additive together with pirfenidone as the active component. Examples of such additives may be formulated using a carrier, an excipient, a binder, a disintegrant, a lubricant, a solubilizer, a suspending agent, a preservative and/or a bulking agent, and the like.
Examples of the excipient include lactose hydrate, mannitol, corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, and sorbitol, and more preferably lactose hydrate, without being limited thereto. Preferably, the content of the excipient may be 5 to 80% by weight, 10 to 70% by weight, or 15 to 60% by weight of the total weight of the prepared core, without being limited thereto.
The binder includes, preferably, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, or polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and more preferably, hydroxypropyl cellulose, without being limited thereto. Preferably, the content of the binder may be 0.5 to 30% by weight, 1 to 25% by weight, or 1.5 to 20% by weight of the total weight of the prepared core, without being limited thereto.
The disintegrant may include, preferably, corn starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose calcium, carmellose sodium, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, carboxymethyl starch sodium, sodium starch glycolate, cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidine, and more preferably, croscarmellose sodium, without being limited thereto. Preferably, the content of the disintegrant may be 0.1 to 30% by weight, 0.5 to 25% by weight, or 1 to 20% by weight of the total weight of the tablet, without being limited thereto.
The lubricant may include, preferably, calcium stearate, sodium stearate, magnesium stearate, sodium stearyl fumarate, stearic acid, light anhydrous silicic acid, and more preferably, magnesium stearate, without being limited thereto. Preferably, the content of the lubricant may be 0.1 to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the prepared core, without being limited thereto.
For the purpose of the present invention, the core containing pirfenidone may be preferably formulated in a tablet form, without being limited thereto. Such tablets can be produced according to common tablet production methods (e.g., grinding, mixing, assembling, drying, tableting, coating, etc.). Specifically, in formulating into tablets, the core may be prepared according to a wet granulation method, a dry granulation method, or a direct compression method. In the wet granulation method, the tablet can be produced, for example, through a mixing process in which the active component (main component), diluent, excipient and disintegrant are weighed and mixed with a mixer until they are homogenized, a coalescence process of adding and mixing a binder thereto, a granulation process of sieving and extruding to produce granules, a process of drying the produced granule, an alignment process of aligning the granules again using a small sieve, and a process of adding a lubricant to the aligned granules, post-mixing, and tableting. In addition, in the dry granulation method, the tablet is produced, for example, according to a process of weighing and mixing respective components, a process of slugging or compressing it, a process of producing it into flat tablets or pellets, a process of crushing the tablets or pellets, a slugging process which undergoes a sieving process and a tableting process, or a process of mixing and putting the weighed components into a roller to produce a compressed material, a roller compression method in which the compressed material is crushed, the particles are aligned, lubricated, and then compressed into tablets. Further, the direct compression process refers to a process of mixing the components necessary for producing the tablet and then compressing the components at once. In a preferred embodiment, the core may be formulated in the form of a tablet (core) by a wet granulation process.
The formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to the present invention includes two or more mutually different coatings on the core. The two or more mutually different coatings may be two or more types selected from the group consisting of a coating containing a water-soluble or insoluble polymer and a coating containing an enteric polymer. Preferably, the formulation according to the present invention may include a coating containing a water-soluble or insoluble polymer as a primary coating coated on the surface of the core and a coating containing an enteric polymer as a secondary coating coated on the primary coating. The coating containing the water-soluble or insoluble polymer has the advantage of lubricating the surface of the core and exhibiting effective enteric crystal properties through a constant and stable enteric coating. Furthermore, it is possible to block pirfenidone from the enteric coating made of acidic materials and thus prevent deterioration of stability, and also it is possible to prevent deterioration of the stability of pirfenidone due to the organic solvent used for the enteric coating.
The coating containing the enteric polymer prevents the release of pirfenidone under acidic conditions, and the enteric coating is dissolved from the upper part of the small intestine, allowing the drug to be released.
A coating containing a water-soluble or insoluble polymer and a coating containing an enteric polymer as described above can be specifically combined to make pirfenidone have pharmacokinetic properties unique to the present invention when administered into the body and thus reduce the gastrointestinal side effects caused by the administration of pirfenidone, thereby providing a formulation for oral administration having improved stability of pirfenidone.
In a preferred embodiment, the water-soluble or insoluble polymer may be one type or more selected from the group consisting of ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose and polyvinyl alcohol, without being limited thereto. Such a water-soluble or insoluble polymer may be appropriately selected in consideration of the acid resistance of the formulation according to the present invention, prevention of deterioration of pirfenidone stability due to organic solvents, and the relationship between impact resistance and film composition.
Further, the enteric polymer may be a pH-dependent polymer that does not release pirfenidone in an acidic environment such as the stomach. For example, the enteric polymer may be one type of more selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid copolymer, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate succinate, and polyvinyl acetate phthalate. In a preferred embodiment, the enteric polymer may be a methacrylic acid copolymer. The methacrylic acid copolymer is preferable in that it does not impair the stability of pirfenidone during enteric coating.
In a preferable embodiment, the coating containing the enteric polymer may further include at least one plasticizer selected from the group consisting of diethyl phthalate, triethyl phthalate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, tributysebecate and polyethylene glycol; at least one lubricant selected from the group consisting of stearic acid, magnesium stearate and talc; and at least one light-shielding agent selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide and zinc oxide. The plasticizer may be contained in an amount of 0.5 to 15% by weight based on the total weight of the coating containing the enteric polymer, the lubricant may be contained in an amount of 0.1 to 15% by weight based on the total weight of the coating containing the enteric polymer, the light-shielding agent may be contained in an amount of 0.1 to 25% by weight based on the total weight of the coating containing the enteric polymer.
In the formulation according to the present invention, the water-soluble or insoluble polymer is used in a weight ratio of 1:0.005 to 1:0.15, preferably in a weight ratio of 1:0.01 to 1:0.1, and most preferably in a weight ratio of 1:0.02 to 0.05, based on the weight of pirfenidone. <1> At a ratio of 1:0.005 or less, it is difficult to impart sufficient impact resistance to the core and prevent deterioration of stability, and <2> at a ratio of 1:0.15 or more, there is a problem of delaying the elution of the core. In the formulation according to the present invention, the enteric polymer is used in a weight ratio of 1:0.001 to 1:0.3, preferably in a weight ratio of 1:0.02 to 1:0.25, and most preferably in a weight ratio of 1:0.05 to 1:0.2 based on the weight of pirfenidone. <1> At a ratio of 1:0.001 or less, it is difficult to suppress drug release in sufficient acidic conditions and to provide sufficient delay time, and <2> at a ratio of 1:0.3 or more, there is a problem that drug release does not occur or the delay time is excessively exceeded.
The weight ratio of the coating containing the water-soluble or insoluble polymer to the coating containing the enteric polymer may be 1:60 to 1:1.
The formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for oral administration according to the present invention can be produced by preparing the core using pirfenidone and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive, and then forming two or more types of coatings on the prepared core using two or more types of polymers. Preferably, the two or more mutually different coatings can be made sequentially, or can be performed by forming through the step of performing a primary coating using a primary coating base containing water-soluble or insoluble polymer and the step of performing a secondary coating base containing an enteric polymer.
In a specific embodiment, the formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for oral administration according to the present invention may include the following steps:
Steps a), b) and c) of the production method are steps performed for producing a core containing pirfenidone and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive thereof. Unless otherwise defined, pirfenidone, as for the matters regarding pharmaceutically acceptable additives, water-soluble or insoluble polymers and enteric polymers, and their contents used in each step above, the matters described for the above formulation can be applied as they are. The step of mixing pirfenidone as an active component with an excipient and a disintegrant in step a) can be performed by selecting various mixing devices such as a known mixer, for example, a fluidized bed mixer, a ribbon mixer, and the like without limitation. Since step b) is a step of adding/mixing a binder to the mixture prepared in step a) to perform coalescence, and sieving and extruding the result to produce a granule, a known coalescence process, a granulation process, and a sizing process can be applied. As a method of preparing the granule in step b), a wet granulation method or a dry granulation method can be applied. In step c), the granule prepared in step b) and a lubricant can be mixed to prepare a core. The core is preferably in the form of a tablet (core).
In order to add the impact resistance or the like of the core prepared in step c), a primary coating tablet (i.e., core+core outer primary coating) is produced using a primary coating base containing a water-soluble or insoluble polymer in step d).
The primary coating base includes at least one water-soluble or insoluble polymer selected from the group consisting of ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose and polyvinyl alcohol, without being limited thereto. In an embodiment of the present invention, Opadry® clear (Colorcon, USA), which is hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, was used as the primary coating base.
Step e) is a step in which the primary coated tablet by a primary coating base containing a water-soluble or insoluble polymer is coated with a secondary (enteric) coating base containing methacrylic acid copolymer enteric polymer, which is a pH-dependent polymer, to form an enteric coating on the outermost part of the formulation, finally producing a formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to the present invention. Preferably, the enteric coating base may include at least one plasticizer selected from the group consisting of diethyl phthalate, triethyl phthalate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, tributysebecate and polyethylene glycol; at least one lubricant selected from the group consisting of stearic acid, magnesium stearate and talc; and at least one light-shielding agent selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide and zinc oxide, without being limited thereto. In an embodiment of the present invention, Acryl-Eze® (Colorcon, USA) which is a methacrylic acid copolymer, or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate HP 50 was used as the primary coating base.
The method of forming the coating layer can be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art among methods capable of forming a film-like coating layer on the surface of the tablet layer using the components described above, and a method such as a fluidized bed coating method and a pan coating method can be applied. Preferably, the pan coating method is used.
The production method according to the present invention can provide a formulation in which a core is prepared by formulating a pharmaceutical composition containing pirfenidone and pharmaceutically acceptable additives, these are designed so that the drug is not released under acidic conditions through two or more coating bases, for example, a primary coating base containing a water-soluble or insoluble polymer and an enteric coating base containing an enteric polymer, so that in actual administration, a drug is not substantially released from the stomach, and can exhibit pharmacokinetic properties that allow the drug to be released only when it reaches the small intestine.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a formulation for preventing or treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis having improved safety, characterized in that in the stability test under severe conditions (60±2° C.) for 1 month and accelerated conditions (40±2° C., 75±5% RH) for 6 months, related compound A is 0.1% or less, related compound B is 0.1% or less, individual unknown related compounds are 0.05% or less, and total related compounds are 0.3% or less.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples. However, these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 10 (w/w) % containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate HP55 as an enteric coating base, Methyl citrate as a plasticizer, and talc as a lubricant was prepared and sprayed to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 1 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 10 (w/w) % containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate HP55 as an enteric coating base, triethyl citrate as a plasticizer, and talc as a lubricant was prepared and sprayed to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 2 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 10 (w/w) % containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate HP50 as an enteric coating base, triethyl citrate as a plasticizer, and talc as a lubricant was prepared and sprayed to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 3 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 10 (w/w) % containing Eudragit L100-55 as an enteric coating base, triethyl citrate as a plasticizer, and talc as a lubricant was prepared and sprayed to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 4 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 10 (w/w) % containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate HP55 as an enteric coating base, Methyl citrate as a plasticizer, and talc as a lubricant was prepared and sprayed to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 5 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 10 (w/w) % containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate HP55 as an enteric coating base, triethyl citrate as a plasticizer, and talc as a lubricant was prepared and sprayed to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 6 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 20 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 10 (w/w) % of Acryl-Eze white as an enteric coating base to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 7 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 20 (w/w) % of Acryl-Eze white as an enteric coating base to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 8 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 10 mg, thereby obtain a desired pirfenidone general coated tablet. The components of the pirfenidone general coated tablet are shown in Table 9 below.
An dissolution test was performed on the coated tablets containing pirfenidone prepared according to Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention using an dissolution solution (pH 1.2, 900 mL) under acidic conditions. The dissolution test was conducted with ERWEKA DISSOLUTION TESTER, and the test solution was collected and analyzed every hour using an Agilent 1260 series HPLC.
<HPLC Analysis Conditions>
Mobile phase: pH 3.0 aqueous solution1)/methanol/acetonitrile=650/130/220 (v/v/v)
Detector: Ultraviolet absorbance spectrometer (measurement wavelength 220 nm)
Flow rate: 1.0 mL/min
Column A column packed with 5 μm octadecylsilyl silica gel in a stainless steel tube with an inner diameter of about 4.6 mm and a length of about 150 mm
Column temperature: constant temperature around 40° C.
Preparation of Standard Solution:
11 mg of the pirfenidone standard was precisely weighed, and put in a 50 mL volumetric flask, and 35 mL of the eluent was added thereto, ultrasonically extracted for 5 minutes, cooled, and then aligned with the marked line with the eluent to make a standard solution.
1) pH 3.0 aqueous solution: a solution in which 0.9 mL of triethylamine was dissolved in 650 mL of water and then adjusted to pH 3.0 with phosphoric acid
<Calculation Formula>
AT: Peak area of pirfenidone obtained from test solution
AS: Peak area of pirfenidone obtained from standard solution
WS: Collection amount (mg) of standard sample
C: Indication amount of main component per 1 tablet of the drug
P: Purity (%) of standard product of pirfenidone
18: Dilution factor of test solution and standard solution
The test results are shown in
As seen in
An dissolution test was performed on the coated tablets containing pirfenidone prepared according to Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention in An dissolution medium (pH6.8, 900 mL) under basic conditions. The dissolution test was conducted with ERWEKAN DISSOLUTION TESTER, and a test solution was collected at each hour using Agilent 1260 series HPLC and analyzed using the analysis conditions and calculation formula of Test Example 1. The test results are shown in
As seen in
A pharmacokinetic analysis test was performed on coated tablets containing pirfenidone prepared according to Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention using beagle dogs. The group composition consisted of 10 male beagle dogs, 5 per group, and divided into Example 1 group and Comparative example 1 group. It was washed-out for at least 7 days after oral administration and proceeded with a crossover test. One dog per breeding box made of stainless steel was bred, and 300 g of feed and groundwater treated with reverse osmosis were supplied once a day through an automatic water supply device. Fasting was performed for 16 hours before administration, and drinking water was allowed to be consumed freely. At the time of drug administration, the administrator lightly opened the mouth of the beagle dog with one hand and then put the tablet up to the tongue root with the other hand. At this time, about 10 mL of drinking water was administered for smooth administration. The group composition is shown in Table 12 below.
After administration to all individuals of each group, about 2 mL of blood was collected from the forelimb vein using a disposable syringe. The collected blood was immediately put in a blood sample container containing an anticoagulant, and the blood and anticoagulant were mixed using a Roll-mixer (5 Roll Mixer, HYUNIL LAB-MATE). Plasma was separated by centrifugation (Cenrtifuge5810R, Effendorf) at 3,000 rpm for 15 minutes within 30 minutes of collecting blood. The collected blood was centrifuged (Cenrtifuge5810R, Effendorf) for 15 minutes at 3,000 rpm within 30 minutes after collection to separate plasma Each of the separated plasma was put by 400 μl into a prepared tube and stored in a cryogenic refrigerator. Blood sampling times were 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours, and a total of 12 points were collected except for blanks.
<HPLC Analysis Conditions>
Mobile phase: 10 mM ammonium formate (0.1% formic acid): Methanol=4:6 (v/v)
Detector: 4000 Qtrap MRM mode
Flow rate: 0.25 mL/min
Column: A column packed with 3 μm of octadecylsilyl silica gel in a stainless steel tube with an inner diameter of about 2.1 mm and a length of about 50 mm
In pharmacokinetic analysis test, the plasma peak concentration (Cmax), plasma peak concentration time (Tmax), and area under the drug-time curve (AUC) were measured, and the presence or absence of vomiting was observed as a clinical symptom. AUC, Cmax and Tmax were shown in
As seen in Tables 13 and 14, it can be confirmed that when Comparative Example 1 is administered, the maximum blood concentration (Cmax) is reached within an early time after administration, whereas when the formulation of Example 1 according to the present invention is administered, the time to reach the maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) is 2.29±1.90 hours after administration, which indicates that a sufficient amount of pirfenidone is released when it reaches the small intestine without being released during passage through the stomach.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 20 (w/w) % of Acryl-Eze white as an enteric coating base to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 15 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 20 (w/w) % of Acryl-Eze white as an enteric coating base to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 16 below.
Pirfenidone as the active component was mixed with lactose hydrate and croscarmellose sodium. A solution with about 5 (w/w) % concentration of hydroxypropyl cellulose was prepared and sprayed using a fluidized bed granulator to prepare a granule. Croscarmellose sodium was added to the granule and mixed, and then lubricated with magnesium stearate. The final mixture was compressed with a force of 15 kN to obtain a core containing 200 mg of pirfenidone. (core weight 285 mg/tablet). A solution with about 10 (w/w) % concentration of Opadry clear per tablet was prepared and sprayed using a pan coater to coat 6 mg, and then a solution with a concentration of about 10 (w/w) % containing Eudragit L100-55 as an enteric coating base, triethyl citrate as a plasticizer, and talc as a lubricant was prepared and sprayed to perform enteric coating.
The components of the pirfenidone enteric-coated tablet are shown in Table 17 below.
The coated tablets containing pirfenidone prepared according to Examples to the present invention were stored under severe conditions (60±2° C.) for 1 month and under accelerated conditions (40±2° C., 75±5% RH) for 6 months, and then the sample was collected and analyzed according to the following conditions.
<HPLC Analysis Conditions>
Mobile phase A: After dissolving 0.9 mL of triethylamine in 650 mL of water, the pH is adjusted to 3.0 with phosphoric acid.
Detector: Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrometer
Related compounds A, B (measurement wavelength: 310 nm, Reference: 380 nm)
Unknown related compounds (measurement wavelength: 220 nm, Reference: 380 nm)
Column: packed with a 5 μm octadecylsilyl silica gel for liquid chromatography in a stainless steel tube with an inner diameter of about 4.6 mm and a length of about 250 mm
Column temperature: constant temperature around 40° C.
Mobile phase: Mobile phases A and B are used and controlled stepwise or by concentration gradient as shown in Table 18 below.
Flow rate: 1.0 mL/min
Test time: 50 minutes
AT: Peak area of related compounds obtained from 310 nm of test solution
AS: Peak area of related compounds obtained from 310 nm of standard solution
WS: Collection amount (mg) of standard sample
WT: Collection amount (mg) of test sample
MN: Average mass (mg) of 1 tablet of the drug
C: Indication amount (200 mg) of main component per 1 tablet of the drug
0.02: Dilution factor of standard solution and test solution
P: Purity (%) of standard product of related compounds
AT: Peak area of individual unknown related compounds obtained from 220 nm of test solutionnode1)
AS: Peak area of pirfenidone obtained from 220 nm of standard solution
CS: Concentration (mg/ml) of pirfenidone among standard solution
CT: Concentration (mg/ml) of pirfenidone among test solution
Total Related Compound (%)=Total Sum of Amount (%) of Related Compound A+Amount (%) of Related Compound B+Amount (%) of Individual Unknown Related Compounds
Note 1) exclude the peaks of related substances A and B at 220 nm wavelength
In addition, the relative retention time and criteria for respective related compounds are as follows.
Test results for the related compounds are shown in Tables 20 to 24 below.
From the results of Tables 20 to 24, it can be confirmed that in the case of the formulations according to Examples 9 to 11 using the methacrylic acid copolymer as the enteric coating base, a small amount of related substances was detected as compared with the formulations of Examples 1 and 3 prepared using hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate HP 55 or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate HP 50 as an enteric coating base rather than methacrylic acid copolymer.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2020-0048924 | Apr 2020 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2021/005123 | 4/22/2021 | WO |
