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ReviewPharmaceutics2023

Cocrystals by Design: A Rational Coformer Selection Approach for Tackling the API Problems.

Maan Singh, Harsh Barua, Vaskuri G S Sainaga Jyothi, Madhukiran R Dhondale, Amritha G Nambiar, Ashish K Agrawal, Pradeep Kumar, Nalini R Shastri, Dinesh Kumar

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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9 authors.

Maan SinghPharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4622-3686
Harsh BaruaSolid State Pharmaceutical Cluster (SSPC), Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals, Bernal Institute, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, V94T9PX Limerick, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-0006-3373
Vaskuri G S Sainaga JyothiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 500037, India.
Madhukiran R DhondalePharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3291-5443
Amritha G NambiarPharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India.
Ashish K AgrawalPharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7302-3647
Pradeep KumarWits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8640-4350
Nalini R ShastriSolid State Pharmaceutical Research, Hyderabad 500037, India.
Dinesh KumarPharmaceutical Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9785-0500

Funding

Department of Science & Technology SRG/2021/002389PMRF, India 1102018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) with unfavorable physicochemical properties and stability present a significant challenge during their processing into final dosage forms. Cocrystallization of such APIs with suitable coformers is an efficient approach to mitigate the solubility and stability concerns. A considerable number of cocrystal-based products are currently being marketed and show an upward trend. However, to improve the API properties by cocrystallization, coformer selection plays a paramount role. Selection of suitable coformers not only improves the drug's physicochemical properties but also improves the therapeutic effectiveness and reduces side effects. Numerous coformers have been used till date to prepare pharmaceutically acceptable cocrystals. The carboxylic acid-based coformers, such as fumaric acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid, and citric acid, are the most commonly used coformers in the currently marketed cocrystal-based products. Carboxylic acid-based coformers are capable of forming the hydrogen bond and contain smaller carbon chain with the APIs. This review summarizes the role of coformers in improving the physicochemical and pharmaceutical properties of APIs, and deeply explains the utility of afore-mentioned coformers in API cocrystal formation. The review concludes with a brief discussion on the patentability and regulatory issues related to pharmaceutical cocrystals.

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citric acidcocrystalcoformerfumaric acidoxalic acidsolubilitystabilitysuccinic acid

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PMID37111646
PMCPMC10140925

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