Paediatric Biopharmaceuticals Flashcards
Name some challenges when designing paediatric products and predicting their performance
Gaps in knowledge
Formulation issues - ease of administration
Formulation types
Immediate or controlled release Multiparticulate formulations Suspensions Tablets Capsules Minitablets Solution Orally-disintegrating tablets Dispersible/effervescent tablets
What factors go in to formulation type used for a drug given to children?
- desired pharmacokinetic profile (Rate and extent of exposure)
- patient acceptability (swallowable? Taste, texture, ease of administration
- Pharmaceutical factors
- solubility, dissolution, permeability, 1st pass metabolism
Name some pharmaceutical factors to consider for paediatric biopharmaceuticals
Dose range (wide as huge range of age)
Suitability of excipients
API properties: physicochemical properties and material attributes
Define permeability
Rate of absorption
Neonate age range
0-27 days
Infant age range
1-23 months
Child age range
2-11 years
Adolescent age range
12-18 years
Adult age range
> 18 years
Differences between adults and children that can affect formulation performance
Physiological changes i.e. Changes in…
- saliva production
- gastric pH and emptying rate
- intestinal transit
- surface area
- motility
- drug metabolising enzymes, drug efflux transports
- influence on controlled release dosage forms (influence on pH-sensitive coatings
What are the consequences of a reduced gastric acid secretion?
Reduced gastric acid secretion in neonates may:
Increase bioavailability of acid labile drugs
Increased gastric solubility of acid drugs and decrease in gastric solubility of basic drugs
What is formulation bridging?
Assessing the rate and extent of absorption from one formulation to another
How do you compare rate and extent of absorption from different formulations?
Measure Cmax (max concentration) and AUC (area under curve) Compare between two products
-bioequivalence
What is bioequivalence?
Assessing the statistical equivalence of Cmax and AUC from 2 different products using confidence intervals and regulatory standards