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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Co-Amorphous Simvastatin-Nifedipine with Enhanced Solubility for Possible Use in Combination Therapy of Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia.

Cecilia Martínez-Jiménez, Jorge Cruz-Angeles, Marcelo Videa, Luz María Martínez

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Cecilia Martínez-JiménezSchool of Engineering and Sciences, Department of Sciences-Chemistry and Nanotechnology, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur. Monterrey N.L., Monterrey 64849, Mexico. a01139552@itesm.mx.
Jorge Cruz-AngelesSchool of Engineering and Sciences, Department of Sciences-Chemistry and Nanotechnology, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur. Monterrey N.L., Monterrey 64849, Mexico. a00800376@itesm.mx.
Marcelo VideaSchool of Engineering and Sciences, Department of Sciences-Chemistry and Nanotechnology, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur. Monterrey N.L., Monterrey 64849, Mexico. mvidea@itesm.mx.
Luz María MartínezSchool of Engineering and Sciences, Department of Sciences-Chemistry and Nanotechnology, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur. Monterrey N.L., Monterrey 64849, Mexico. luzvidea@itesm.mx.

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Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología 255135Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología scholarships 285482-25585Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Research Chair of Emerging 272 Technologies (EIC)
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Abstract

The high index of simultaneous incidence of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the population of many countries demands the preparation of more efficient drugs. Therefore, there is a significant area of opportunity to provide as many alternatives as possible to treat these illnesses. Taking advantage of the solubility enhancement that can be achieved when an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is obtained and stabilized in its amorphous state, in the present work, new drug-drug co-amorphous formulations (Simvastatin SIM- Nifedipine NIF) with enhanced solubility and stability were prepared and characterized. Results show that the co-amorphous system (molar ratio 1:1) is more soluble than the pure commercial APIs studied separately. Aqueous dissolution profiles showed increments of solubility of 3.7 and 1.7 times for SIM and NIF, correspondingly, in the co-amorphous system. The new co-amorphous formulations, monitored in time, (molar fractions 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7 of SIM) remained stable in the amorphous state for more than one year when stored at room temperature and did not show any signs of crystallization when re-heating. Inspection on the remainder of a sample after six hours of dissolution showed no recrystallization, confirming the stability of co-amorphous system. The enhanced solubility of the co-amorphous formulations makes them promising for simultaneously targeting of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia through combination therapy.

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Anticholesteremic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsCalorimetry, Differential ScanningDrug CombinationsDrug CompoundingDrug LiberationDrug StabilityHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionMolecular StructureNifedipineSimvastatinSolubilitySpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredX-Ray DiffractionAnticholesteremic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsDrug CombinationsNifedipineSimvastatinamorphous drugco-amorphoushypercholesterolemiahypertensionNifedipineSimvastatinsolubility

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PMCPMC6225140

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