Co-reporter:Tingting Zhang, Yan Yang, Haitao Wang, Fuxing Sun, Xiaojun Zhao, Jiangtiao Jia, Jingrui Liu, Wei Guo, Xiaoqiang Cui, Jingkai Gu, and Guangshan Zhu
Crystal Growth & Design 2013 Volume 13(Issue 12) pp:5261-5266
Publication Date(Web):November 1, 2013
DOI:10.1021/cg4010104
The crystal engineering strategy was used to facilitate the supramolecular synthesis of a new crystalline phase of iloperidone, an atypical psychotropic drug with known problems related to poor dissolution and absorption profile. The novel crystal forms Jilin University China-Cocrystal-1 (JUC-C1), Jilin University China-Cocrystal-2 (JUC-C2), and Jilin University China-Cocrystal-3 (JUC-C3) of iloperidone with 3-hydroxybenzoic acid (3-HBA), 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA), and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (3,5-DHBA) were obtained using the reaction crystallization method (RCM). The dissolution and pharmacokinetics studies were performed to exploit this atypical psychotropic drug. In the dissolution experiment, JUC-C1, JUC-C2, and JUC-C3 (JUC-C1–3) showed a much faster dissolution rate than the original active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in simulated gastric fluid media (pH = 1.2). Furthermore, pharmacokinetic behavior of JUC-C1–3 and API was investigated to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy for enhancing the oral absorption of iloperidone. The in vitro and in vivo studies revealed that JUC-C2 possessed an excellent dissolution behavior and improved pharmacokinetic profile.