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Cocrystallization of carbamazepine with amides: Cocrystal and eutectic phases with improved dissolution
Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant drug which belongs to Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) Class II drugs. In this work, attempts have been made to enhance the dissolution of carbamazepine (CBZ) in aqueous medium by attempting cocrystallization with the coformers such as para-hydroxybenzamide (PHBAD), salicylamide (SAL) and pyrazinamide (PRZ). Binary phase diagrams were constructed by conducting Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) analysis for these CBZ-coformer pairs in order to determine the nature of the solid phase and cocrystal forming zone. CBZ formed a 1:1 cocrystal phase with PHBAD from the eutectic melts at a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1 and 1:2 whereas it formed eutectics with SAL as well as PRZ. Single crystals of CBZ-PHBAD (1:1) cocrystal phase were obtained by solvent evaporation of CBZ-PHBAD eutectic melts in Acetone-Toluene (1:1?vol ratio). Interestingly, recrystallization of eutectic melt of CBZ-PHBAD (1:1) in 1,4-Dioxane produced crystals of para-hydroxybenzamide monohydrate. Crystal structure analysis showed that CBZ-PHBAD (1:1) cocrystal and para-hydroxybenzamide monohydrate crystallized in monoclinic space groups namely P21/c and P21/n respectively. CBZ formed intermolecular interaction with two molecules of PHBAD via O-H�O hydrogen bonding and N-H...O intermolecular interaction which results into a cocrystal. Powder Dissolution (PD) studies were conducted for the CBZ-PHBAD (1:1) cocrystal, CBZ-SAL and CBZ-PRZ eutectic mixtures in Phosphate Buffer Saline (PBS) at 37?�C. Among the three carbamazepine solid forms, CBZ-PHBAD cocrystal exhibited 6.5 times higher dissolution than raw carbamazepine while the CBZ-SAL-SSG-XCBZ-0.5 eutectic and CBZ-PRZ-SSG-XCBZ-0.5 eutectic phases exhibited 2.62 and 3.05 times enhanced dissolution than raw carbamazepine.by Indumathi Sathisaran and Sameer Vishvanath Dalv
Solid-State Phase Transformations and Storage Stability of Curcumin Polymorphs
Curcumin
crystallizes in three polymorphic forms. Form 1 exists
as a monoclinic structure, whereas Forms 2 and 3 exist as orthorhombic
structures. The aim of this work was to understand the polymorphic
behavior of curcumin and the stability of the forms of curcumin. Liquid
antisolvent precipitation of curcumin in the presence of ultrasound
and additives results in the precipitation of curcumin in orthorhombic
forms (Form 2 or Form 3), whereas raw curcumin and curcumin particles
precipitated without ultrasound and without additives exist in monoclinic
form. Differential scanning calorimetery (DSC) experiments reveal
that both of the orthorhombic forms (Forms 2 and 3), which precipitated
in the presence of ultrasound and additives, transform to a monoclinic
form (Form 1) upon heating. The orthorhombic form (Form 3) in particles,
which precipitated in the presence of ultrasound only (no additives),
transforms directly to a monoclinic form (Form 1) upon heating. On
the other hand, the orthorhombic form (Form 3) in particles, which
precipitated in the presence of additives such as HPMC and BSA along
with ultrasound, first transforms to Form 2 before finally converting
to Form 1 upon heating. All of these transformations occur below the
melting points of all three forms. These polymorphic transformations
also result in a visible change in particle morphology from rice seed-like
or spherical to acicular. While Form 2 and Form 3 were found to be
unstable at higher temperatures, these forms, when stored in aqueous
suspensions at room temperature (25 °C), were found to be stable
even after 3 years, with no significant change in particle size or
morphology