Bottom-up production of injectable itraconazole suspensions using membrane technology
| dc.contributor.author | Anjum, Fatima | |
| dc.contributor.author | Viville, Thaïsa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nandi, Snehashis | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wessner, Maximilian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Witte, Bruno De | |
| dc.contributor.author | Collas, Alain | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sadowski, Gabriele | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-05T12:09:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-05T12:09:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-03-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Bottom-up production of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) crystal suspensions offers advantages in surface property control and operational ease over top-down methods. However, downstream separation and concentration pose challenges. This proof-of-concept study explores membrane diafiltration as a comprehensive solution for downstream processing of API crystal suspensions produced via anti-solvent crystallization. It involves switching the residual solvent (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, NMP) with water, adjusting the excipient (d-α-Tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate, TPGS) quantity, and enhancing API loading (solid concentration) in itraconazole crystal suspensions. NMP concentration was decreased from 9 wt% to below 0.05 wt% (in compliance with European Medicine Agency guidelines), while the TPGS concentration was decreased from 0.475 wt% to 0.07 wt%. This reduced the TPGS-to-itraconazole ratio from 1:2 to less than 1:50 and raised the itraconazole loading from 1 wt% to 35.6 wt%. Importantly, these changes did not adversely affect the itraconazole crystal stability in suspension. This study presents membrane diafiltration as a one-step solution to address downstream challenges in bottom-up API crystal suspension production. These findings contribute to optimizing pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and hold promise for advancing the development of long-acting API crystal suspensions via bottom-up production techniques at a commercial scale. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2003/44430 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | International journal of pharmaceutics; 654 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Membrane filtration | en |
| dc.subject | Downstream processing | en |
| dc.subject | Bottom-up production | en |
| dc.subject | Long-acting injectables | en |
| dc.subject | Pharmaceutical crystal suspensions | en |
| dc.subject.ddc | 660 | |
| dc.title | Bottom-up production of injectable itraconazole suspensions using membrane technology | en |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type.publicationtype | Article | |
| dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
| eldorado.dnb.deposit | true | |
| eldorado.doi.register | false | |
| eldorado.secondarypublication | true | |
| eldorado.secondarypublication.primarycitation | Fatima Anjum, Thaïsa Viville, Snehashis Nandi, Maximilian Wessner, Bruno De Witte, Alain Collas, Gabriele Sadowski, Bottom-up production of injectable itraconazole suspensions using membrane technology, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 654, 2024, 123977, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123977 | |
| eldorado.secondarypublication.primaryidentifier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123977 |
