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ReviewPharmaceutics2024

Leveraging Numerical Simulation Technology to Advance Drug Preparation: A Comprehensive Review of Application Scenarios and Cases.

Qifei Gu, Huichao Wu, Xue Sui, Xiaodan Zhang, Yongchao Liu, Wei Feng, Rui Zhou, Shouying Du

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Qifei GuCollege of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Huichao WuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Xue SuiCollege of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Xiaodan ZhangCollege of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Yongchao LiuCollege of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Wei FengWangjing Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China.
Rui ZhouCollege of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8738-7583
Shouying DuCollege of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.

Funding

High-level Construction Discipline of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine Pharmacy zyyzdxk-2023272Science and Technology Innovation Project of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences CI2021A02704
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesNumerical simulation plays an important role in pharmaceutical preparation recently. Mechanistic models, as a type of numerical model, are widely used in the study of pharmaceutical preparations. Mechanistic models are based on a priori knowledge, i.e., laws of physics, chemistry, and biology. However, due to interdisciplinary reasons, pharmacy researchers have greater difficulties in using computer models.

methodsIn this paper, we highlight the application scenarios and examples of mechanistic modelling in pharmacy research and provide a reference for drug researchers to get started.

resultsBy establishing a suitable model and inputting preparation parameters, researchers can analyze the drug preparation process. Therefore, mechanistic models are effective tools to optimize the preparation parameters and predict potential quality problems of the product. With product quality parameters as the ultimate goal, the experiment design is optimized by mechanistic models. This process emphasizes the concept of quality by design.

conclusionsThe use of numerical simulation saves experimental cost and time, and speeds up the experimental process. In pharmacy experiments, part of the physical information and the change processes are difficult to obtain, such as the mechanical phenomena during tablet compression and the airflow details in the nasal cavity. Therefore, it is necessary to predict the information and guide the formulation with the help of mechanistic models.

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interdisciplinaritymechanistic modelingnumerical simulationpharmaceuticsquality by design

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PMID39458634
PMCPMC11511050

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