AERSOLS Flashcards
AEROSOL DOSAGE FORMS
Pressurized dosage forms that, upon actuation, emit a fine dispersion of liquid or solid materials containing one or more active ingredients in a gaseous medium
Inhalants
vicks / ammonia
amyl nitrate
Drug has a
- *HIGH VAPORPRESSURE**
- do not need propellant*
does not need anything for the
drug to be aerosoled
What Dosage Form?
Pressurized container
Solutions + Suspensions
CONTAINS PROPELLANT
admin by actuation
ex. Asthma drugs
AERSOL DOSAGE FORMS
includes
MDI’s
What Dosage Form?
Solid formulation in capsule / cartridge
not pressurized / no propellant
adminstered by ACTUATION
asthma drugs
DRY POWDER INHALER
DPI
What Dosage Form?
Drug solution administede with NEBULIZER
VENTURI Principle
Air pressure & droplet size important
INHALATION SOLUTION
Ideal respiratory delivery system
MDI & DPI
Formulation
stable formultion + package meeting design requirements
- *Bioavailability**
- *~1 micron partical size**
Compliance
ease of use & clinical advantages
counters / memory
- *Aerosol**
- *Properties**
- *Particle Size**
- *micronization –> ~1 micron size**
Physical Properties
density / spgr
- *Vapor Pressure**
- *escaping tendency // volatile CCl3F**
Chemical + Physical Stability
chemical reactivity / no rxn with package
Sealed canister containing formulation and propellant. Used in conjunction with an actuation device.
AEROSOLS
MDI / pMDI
could be continious or MDI
RAPID onset of action / EXACT dose
convenient / lower dose
Aerosol
Packaging / Components
RX products approved by FDA
CONTAINER
glass / pvc coated glass / metal / resin
VALVE Assembly
meter chamber for MDI
dip tube = al / resin / nlon
MDI Mouthpiece –> Actuator
MDI Spacer
Two-Phase System
Liquid propellant and vapor propellant
HIGH PROPELLANT CONTENT
Appropriate propellant combination
Three Phase System
WITH BALOON == WITH DRUG IN IT
drug that is SOLUBLE IN WATER
Aqueous, liquid propellant, and vapor propellant
Variable drug and propellant content
Appropriate propellant combination
Compressed Gas System
GAS PROPELLANT
N2 / CO2 / NO
no liquid component
HIGH DRUG Cntent
Propellants
Non-polar Liquid or Gas
CFC =
no longer used = deplete ozone
Non-CFC
CCl3F Trichlorofluoromethane (P-11) = propellant
CCl2F2 Dichlorodifluoromethane (P-12)
C2Cl2F4 Dichlorotetrafluoroethane (P-114)
Non-CFC Propellant
NAMING
CCl2F2
CCl2F2 = P-12
C = 1 - 1 // H = 0 +1 // F = 2
0 // 1 // 2
1st digit on right is number of F
2nd digit is 1 plus number of H
3rd digit is 1 minus number of C
Aerosol Formulation
when to use
SOLUTION or SUSPENSION
If the API is SOLUBLE in the PROPELLANT
V
USE SOLUTION
may add co-solvent –> aid solubility
alcohol /glycerol / propylene glycol
Specifications of Aerosols
PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
Drug Content Assay
Dose UNIFORMITY // Particle size DISTRIUTION
Effect of STORAGE –> particle size
Plume Geometry
Profiling of actuations near canister exhaustion