Preformulation study.Solubility determination pKa determination -For acidic compounds pH = pKa + log (ionised drug / unionised drug) For basic compounds pH = pKa + log (unionised drug / ionised drug)2. PRINCIPLE AREAS OF PREFORMULATION
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES
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Colour
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Odour and taste
BULK CHARECTERIZATION
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Crystallinity and polymorphism
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Hygroscopicity
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Fine particle characterisation
6. PARTICLE SIZE
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Particle size is characterised using
theese terms
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Very coarse,coarse,moderately
coarse,fine,very fine.
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Particle size can influence variety of
important factors:
- Dissolution rate
-Suseptability
-Uniform distribution
-Penetrability
-Lack of grittiness
METHODS TO DETERMINE
PARTICLE SIZE
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Sieving (5µ-150µ)
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Microscopy(0.2µ-100µ)
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Sedimentation rate method(1µ-
200µ)
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Light energy diffraction(0.5µ-500µ)
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Laser hollography(1.4µ-100µ)
7. SOLUBILITY ANALYSIS
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Solubility determination
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pKa determination
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Partition coefficient
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Dissolution behavior
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Common ion effect
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Membrane permeabilty
For acidic compounds pH = pKa + log (ionised drug / unionised drug)
For basic compounds pH = pKa + log (unionised drug / ionised drug)
10. CLASS 1:Metaprlol,Diltiazem,
Verapamil,Propanalol
CLASS 2:Phenytoin,Danazol,
Mefenamic acid,Nifedipine
CLASS 3:Cimetidine,Acyclovir,
Neomycin B ,Captopril
CLASS 4: Taxol,Griseofulivin
EXAMPLES