Patent Grant
10603285
This application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/JP2016/058608, filed Mar. 17, 2016, entitled “SOLID PREPARATION CONTAINING COLORANT,” which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-055769, filed Mar. 19, 2015.
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical solid preparations of [(1R,5S,6S)-6-(aminomethyl)-3-ethylbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-en-6-yl]acetic acid monobenzenesulfonate (hereinafter, also referred to as “compound (I)”) stabilized by containing colorants, and methods for preparing the stabilized pharmaceutical solid preparations.
The present invention also relates to tablets of compound (I) stabilized by containing colorants, and methods for producing the stabilized tablets.
Compound (I) represented by the following structural formula:
is disclosed in US 2010/249229. This compound (I) has excellent activity as an α2δ ligand and as such, is expected to have excellent therapeutic and/or preventive effects on disorders such as pain and central nervous system involvement. Also, pharmaceutical compositions containing compound (I) are disclosed in EP2826477.
Patent Literature 1: US 2010/249229
Patent Literature 2: EP2826477
The present inventors have continuously conducted diligent studies in order to develop pharmaceutical solid preparations of compound (I) stabilized by containing colorants, and methods for preparing the stabilized pharmaceutical solid preparations. Consequently, the present inventors have solved problems associated therewith and completed the present invention.
Specifically, the present invention is based on the finding that, as described below, compound (I) represented by the following structural formula:
is stabilized by allowing colorants to be present together. Thus, the present invention provides pharmaceutical solid preparations containing this compound (I) and the colorants, and methods for preparing the stabilized pharmaceutical solid preparations.
Preferred aspects of the present invention are as shown below.
[1] A pharmaceutical solid preparation comprising [(1R,5S,6S)-6-(aminomethyl)-3-ethylbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-en-6-yl]acetic acid monobenzenesulfonate which is a compound represented by the following formula (I):
in combination with
(i) one or two or more components selected from the group consisting of D-mannitol, lactose, corn starch, and crystalline cellulose,
(ii) carmellose calcium, and
(iii) titanium oxide as a colorant and one or two or more additional colorants.
[2] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to [1], wherein the component (i) is D-mannitol.
[3] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to [2], wherein the D-mannitol is D-mannitol having an average particle size smaller than 150 μm.
[4] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to [2], wherein the D-mannitol is D-mannitol having an average particle size of 100 μm or smaller.
[5] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [4], wherein
the colorants (iii) are titanium oxide and
one or two or more additional colorants selected from the group consisting of red iron sesquioxide, yellow iron sesquioxide, black iron oxide, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, Red No. 3, Yellow No. 4, and Yellow No. 5.
[6] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [4], wherein the colorants (iii) are titanium oxide, red iron sesquioxide, and yellow iron sesquioxide.
[7] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to [6], wherein the colorants (iii) are titanium oxide, red iron sesquioxide, and yellow iron sesquioxide, wherein the contents thereof are 0.05 to 0.8% by weight of titanium oxide, 0.003 to 0.01% by weight of red iron sesquioxide, and 0.006 to 0.02% by weight of yellow iron sesquioxide.
[8] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [5] to [7], wherein the titanium oxide is rutile type titanium oxide.
[9] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [8], wherein the content of the carmellose calcium (ii) is 2 to 20% by weight with respect to the total weight.
[10] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [8], wherein the content of the carmellose calcium (ii) is 5 to 15% by weight with respect to the total weight.
[11] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [10], further comprising magnesium stearate or sodium stearyl fumarate.
[12] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [10], further comprising magnesium stearate.
[13] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to [12], wherein the content of the magnesium stearate is 0.5 to 5% by weight with respect to the total weight.
[14] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to [12], wherein the content of the magnesium stearate is 1 to 3% by weight with respect to the total weight.
[15] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [14], wherein the pharmaceutical solid preparation is a tablet coated with a coating agent, wherein when the colorants (iii) are mixed with the coating agent for use, the amount of the colorants used is 0.05% by weight or higher and 2.0% by weight or lower with respect to the total weight of the uncoated tablet.
[16] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [14], wherein the pharmaceutical solid preparation is a tablet coated with a coating agent, wherein when the colorants (iii) are mixed with the coating agent for use, the amount of the colorants used is 0.1% by weight or higher and 1.0% by weight or lower with respect to the total weight of the uncoated tablet.
[17] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [16], wherein the content of the compound represented by the formula (I) (in terms of its free form) is 0.5 to 25% by weight with respect to the total weight.
[18] The pharmaceutical solid preparation according to any one selected from [1] to [16], wherein the content of the compound represented by the formula (I) (in terms of its free form) is 0.5 to 5% by weight with respect to the total weight.
[19] A method for stabilizing a pharmaceutical solid preparation in the case of producing the pharmaceutical solid preparation using [(1R,5S,6S)-6-(aminomethyl)-3-ethylbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-en-6-yl]acetic acid monobenzenesulfonate which is a compound represented by the following formula (I):
in combination with
(i) one or two or more components selected from the group consisting of D-mannitol, lactose, corn starch, and crystalline cellulose,
(ii) carmellose calcium, and
(iii) titanium oxide as a colorant and one or two or more additional colorants, the method comprising stabilizing the produced pharmaceutical solid preparation using the colorants.
[20] A method for stabilizing a produced pharmaceutical solid preparation, comprising allowing a coating agent for a coated tablet according to any one of [15] and [16] to contain the colorants (iii) and preparing the produced pharmaceutical solid preparation into the coated tablet.
The present invention has overcome various difficulties in obtaining a stabilized pharmaceutical solid preparation of compound (I). A feature of the present invention is that the stabilized pharmaceutical solid preparation can be obtained at last by containing colorants, particularly by allowing a coating agent to contain colorants, followed by coating.
The present invention has enabled the preparation of a stabilized pharmaceutical solid preparation of compound (I) and further enabled the production of a stabilized pharmaceutical solid preparation, particularly, in the form of coated tablets, of compound (I).
(Components and their Preferred Contents)
The compound (I) used as an active ingredient in the present invention has individual particle sizes of preferably 60 μm (more preferably 40 μm) or smaller in terms of d50 particle size.
The content of compound (I) (in terms of its free form) used in the present invention is preferably 0.5 to 40% by weight, more preferably 0.5 to 25% by weight, particularly preferably 0.5 to 10% by weight (more particularly preferably 0.5 to 5% by weight), with respect to the total weight.
The content of excipient (preferably D-mannitol) used in the present invention is preferably 50 to 90% by weight, more preferably 60 to 90% by weight with respect to the total weight.
The average particle size of the D-mannitol used in the present invention is desirably smaller than 150 μm, preferably 120 μm or smaller, more preferably 100 μm or smaller, particularly preferably 80 μm or smaller.
The content of disintegrant (preferably carmellose calcium, etc.) used in the present invention is preferably 2 to 20% by weight, more preferably 5 to 15% by weight, with respect to the total weight.
The content of binder (preferably hypromellose, etc.) used in the present invention is preferably 5 to 20% by weight with respect to the total weight.
The content of lubricant (preferably magnesium stearate, sodium stearyl fumarate, etc., particularly preferably magnesium stearate) used in the present invention is preferably 0.5 to 5% by weight, more preferably 1 to 3% by weight, with respect to the total weight.
The coating agent used in the present invention is a coating agent whose use is generally acceptable in the medical field and is a coating agent described in general references, etc. The coating agent is described in, for example, Japanese Pharmaceutical Excipients 2007 (edited by International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council Japan, published by Yakuji Nippo Ltd.). Preferably, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), ethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, maltodextrin, dextrose, stearic acid, triethyl citrate, glyceryl monostearate, xanthan gum, triacetin, titanium oxide, talc, macrogol, lactose, hydroxypropylcellulose, light anhydrous silicic acid, soybean lecithin, colorants, etc. are appropriately mixed and used.
When a commercially available premix product is used as the coating agent, examples thereof include OPADRY OY-S9607, OPADRY 01A430004, OPADRY 01A440001, OPADRY 01A430000, OPADRY 01A440004, OPADRY 01A480009, OPADRY 200, OPADRY amb, OPADRY fx, and OPADRY II manufactured by Colorcon Japan LLC. OPADRY 01A430004, OPADRY 01A440001, OPADRY 01A430000, OPADRY 01A440004, OPADRY 01A480009, or the like is preferred.
The colorants used in the present invention are colorants whose use is generally acceptable in the medical field. Examples thereof include red iron sesquioxide, yellow iron sesquioxide, black iron oxide, titanium oxide, Blue No. 1 (brilliant blue FCF), Blue No. 2 (indigo carmine), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 4 (tartrazine), and Yellow No. 5 (sunset yellow FCF).
Red iron sesquioxide, yellow iron sesquioxide, black iron oxide, and titanium oxide are preferred, and red iron sesquioxide, yellow iron sesquioxide, and titanium oxide are particularly preferred.
The crystal form of the titanium oxide used in the present invention is anatase type or rutile type whose use is industrially generally acceptable. Rutile type is particularly preferred.
In a tablet, the total content of the coating agent and the colorants used in the present invention is preferably 3% by weight or higher and 10% by weight or lower with respect to the total weight of the uncoated tablet.
The weight of the colorants with respect to the total weight of the uncoated tablet is preferably 0.05% by weight or higher, more preferably 0.1% by weight or higher, and is preferably 2.0% by weight or lower, more preferably 1.0% by weight or lower.
In the tablet according to the present invention, the preferred content of each component with respect to the total weight of its uncoated tablet is as follows:
Compound (I) (in terms of its free form): 0.5 to 25% by weight
Excipient (preferably D-mannitol): 50 to 90% by weight (average particle size: smaller than 150 μm)
Disintegrant (carmellose calcium): 2 to 20% by weight
Lubricant (preferably magnesium stearate): 0.5 to 5% by weight
The content of each component is more preferably as follows:
Compound (I) (in terms of its free form): 0.5 to 10% by weight
Excipient (D-mannitol): 60 to 90% by weight (average particle size: 100 μm or smaller)
Disintegrant (carmellose calcium): 5 to 15% by weight
Lubricant (magnesium stearate): 1 to 3% by weight
In the coated tablet according to the present invention, the preferred content of each component of the coating agent with respect to the total weight of its uncoated tablet is as follows:
For the coating agent, hypromellose, talc, and the colorants are preferably mixed and used in an amount of 3 to 10% by weight.
The amount of the colorants used is preferably 0.05 to 2.0% by weight. For example, red iron sesquioxide, yellow iron sesquioxide, and titanium oxide are used in an amount of 0.7% by weight in total including 0.005% by weight of red iron sesquioxide, 0.01% by weight of yellow iron sesquioxide, and 0.685% by weight of titanium oxide. For example, red iron sesquioxide, yellow iron sesquioxide, and titanium oxide are used in an amount in total of 0.7% by weight including 0.01% by weight of red iron sesquioxide, 0.02% by weight of yellow iron sesquioxide, and 0.67% by weight of titanium oxide. Preferably, uncoated tablets are prepared into coated tablets using the coating agent containing these colorants.
(Method for Producing Solid Preparation)
The solid preparation of the present invention is obtained in the form of tablets, coated tablets, or the like by sequentially subjecting a powder of compound (I) serving as an active ingredient to, for example:
(1) a step of adding stabilizers such as an excipient and a disintegrant, and further adding auxiliaries necessary for formulation (a lubricant, etc.);
(2) a tableting step of compressing the resulting granular powder using a tableting machine; and
(3) an optional coating step of coating the surface of the resulting tablets.
Examples of the method for producing the solid preparation include:
(1) a direct compression method which involves mixing the active ingredient with additives and directly compression-molding the mixture using a tableting machine;
(2) a semi-direct compression method which involves granulating additives, mixing the granules with the active ingredient, and compression-molding the mixture;
(3) a dry granule compression method which involves granulating the active ingredient and additives by a dry process, then adding a lubricant, etc. to the granules, and compression-molding the mixture; and
(4) a wet granule compression method which involves granulating the active ingredient and additives by a wet process, then adding a lubricant, etc. to the granules, and compression-molding the mixture.
An approach such as fluidized-bed granulation, high-speed mixer granulation, or melt granulation can be used as a granulation method.
In the present invention, a method which involves preparing a tablet by directly compressing a mixed powder of the active ingredient without granulating a powder of the active ingredient is preferred.
For example, the method for producing a tablet according to the present invention is performed as described below.
The compound (I) serving as an active ingredient is pulverized. The particle size of the resulting powder is adjusted. Then, an excipient and/or a disintegrant are added to the powder, followed by mixing. Then, the mixture is sifted through a particle size selector. Then, a lubricant is added thereto, followed by further mixing. Then, the mixture is compressed using a tableting machine to obtain uncoated tablets.
The obtained uncoated tablets are prepared into coated tablets using a coating apparatus.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the Examples. However, it should be understood that the Examples below are provided merely for describing the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.
(1) Preparation of Coated Tablet of Example 1
Mixing and Sifting
Compound (I), D-mannitol, and carmellose calcium were weighed at mixing ratios shown in Table 1 described below, and mixed for 2 minutes at the number of revolutions of 31 rpm using a V-shaped mixer (60 L).
The mixture was sifted at 600 rpm using COMIL (QC-194S, Φ1.143, QUADRO) to prepare a sifted powder.
Subsequently, magnesium stearate was weighed at a mixing ratio shown in Table 1 and added to the sifted powder, followed by mixing for 6 minutes at the number of revolutions of 31 rpm using a V-shaped mixer (60 L).
Compression
The mixture was molded at a compressive pressure of approximately 12 kN using a tableting machine (Virgo, Kikusui Seisakusho Ltd.) to obtain uncoated tablets (containing 2.5% of compound (I) in terms of its free form, oblong tablets, 10.6×5.6 mm) each having a tablet mass of 200 mg.
Coating
OPADRY was dispersed (12.5 w/w %) in purified water using a stirrer (Z-2200, Tokyo Rika Kikai Co., Ltd.) and sifted through a 100-mesh sieve to prepare a coating solution.
The uncoated tablets were coated using a coating apparatus (DRC300, Powrex Corp.) at a charge air temperature of 70° C., a charge air volume of 1.0 m3/min, a spray rate of approximately 7 g/min, the number of pan revolutions of 20 rpm, and an exhaust gas temperature of approximately 36° C. (endpoint) to obtain coated tablets.
(2) Preparation of Coated Tablets of Examples 2 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2
The respective coated tablets of Examples 2 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were prepared by the preparation method of Example 1 using each component and its content shown in Table 1.
(3) Evaluation Method and Results
The tablets of Examples 1 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were left under conditions involving 25° C., 65% RH, 25 days (2000 lux/hr), and an open condition. Then, the amount of related substances was measured by HPLC (1290 Infinity, Agilent Technologies, Inc.).
(HPLC Analysis Condition)
The results are shown in Table 4 (amount of increase from the initial total amount of related substances, %).
The amount of increase from the initial total amount of related substances increased by light was reduced in the coated tablets containing rutile type titanium oxide as a colorant (Comparative Example 2), as compared with the coated tablets containing anatase type titanium oxide (Comparative Example 1).
The amount of increase from the initial total amount of related substances increased by light was shown to be very small (½ to ¼) in the coated tablets containing red iron sesquioxide and yellow iron sesquioxide as colorants in the coating agent (Examples 1 to 7), as compared with the tablets free from these colorants (Comparative Examples 1 and 2). Furthermore, the related substances increased by light were shown not to be generated (equal to or lower than the quantification limit) in the coated tablets containing rutile type titanium oxide (Example 7).
Hereinafter, Production Examples of the present invention will be shown. It should be understood that these Production Examples are not intended to limit the present invention.
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