The Effect of Microcrystalline Cellulose Crystallinity on the Hydrophilic Property of Tablets and the Hydrolysis of Acetylsalicylic Acid as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Inside Tablets
Journal Title: AAPS PharmSciTech - Year 2015, Vol 16, Issue 4
Abstract
The crystal structures of active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients should be strictly controlled because they influence pharmaceutical properties of products which cause the change in the quality or the bioavailability of the products. In this study, we investigated the effects of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) crystallinity on the hydrophilic properties of tablets and the hydrolysis of active pharmaceutical ingredient, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), inside tablets by using tablets containing 20% MCC as an excipient. Different levels of grinding were applied to MCC prior to tablet formulation, to intentionally cause structural variation in the MCC. The water penetration and moisture absorbability of the tablets increased with decreasing the crystallinity of MCC through higher level of grinding. More importantly, the hydrolysis of ASA inside tablets was also accelerated. These results indicate that the crystallinity of MCC has crucial effects on the pharmaceutical properties of tablets even when the tablets contain a relatively small amount of MCC. Therefore, controlling the crystal structure of excipients is important for controlling product qualities.
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Kimie Awa, Hideyuki Shinzawa, Yukihiro Ozaki
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