Pharmaceutical dosage form
Patent Information
- Application Number
- TH1701000059
- Authority / Receiving Office
- TH · TH
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2015-07-06
- Filing Date
- 2015-07-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-07-05
AI Technical Summary
The development of pharmaceutical dosage forms for the drug substance 4-[(5R)-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-5-yl]-3-fluorobenzonitrile is hindered by its strong tendency to aggregation, poor pharmaceutical processability, low bulk density, chemical instabilities, and incompatibilities with other ingredients, particularly in its phosphate salt form, making it difficult to design stable and swallowable oral dosage forms.
Incorporating at least 30% by weight of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) in the pharmaceutical dosage form, along with colloidal silicon dioxide as a glidant, to create a pharmaceutically processible blend that addresses aggregation, flowability, and stability issues, and using a specific blending process to prepare the dosage form.
The use of MCC and colloidal silicon dioxide transforms the cohesive drug substance into a well-processible blend, improving flow, stability, and tablet hardness, while preventing capping issues and chemical degradation, enabling the production of stable and commercially viable oral dosage forms.