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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Amorphous Drug-Polymer Salts.

Xin Yao, Amy Lan Neusaenger, Lian Yu

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Xin YaoSchool of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7657-4997
Amy Lan NeusaengerSchool of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9862-2104
Lian YuSchool of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.

Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1160408
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amorphous formulations provide a general approach to improving the solubility and bioavailability of drugs. Amorphous medicines for global health should resist crystallization under the stressful tropical conditions (high temperature and humidity) and often require high drug loading. We discuss the recent progress in employing drug-polymer salts to meet these goals. Through local salt formation, an ultra-thin polyelectrolyte coating can form on the surface of amorphous drugs, immobilizing interfacial molecules and inhibiting fast crystal growth at the surface. The coated particles show improved wetting and dissolution. By forming an amorphous drug-polymer salt throughout the bulk, stability can be vastly enhanced against crystallization under tropical conditions without sacrificing the dissolution rate. Examples of these approaches are given, along with suggestions for future work.

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amorphouscoatingcrystallizationdrug–polymer saltglobal healthpolyelectrolytestropical conditions

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PMID34452231
PMCPMC8401805

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