EP1528926A1 - Novel pharmaceutical composition of ceftiofur - Google Patents

Novel pharmaceutical composition of ceftiofur

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EP1528926A1
EP1528926A1 EP02762626A EP02762626A EP1528926A1 EP 1528926 A1 EP1528926 A1 EP 1528926A1 EP 02762626 A EP02762626 A EP 02762626A EP 02762626 A EP02762626 A EP 02762626A EP 1528926 A1 EP1528926 A1 EP 1528926A1
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oil
ceftiofur
oily suspension
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Kour Chand Jindal
Majid Razzak
Nilendu Sen
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Orchid Health Care
Ancare New Zealand Ltd
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  • This invention relates to a n ⁇ vel pharmaceutical composition comprising cephalosporin antibiotic or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
  • the invention relates to oily suspension of Ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts. More particularly the present invention provides oily suspension of Ceftiofur hydrochloride, which has improved properties, such as resuspendibility and chemical stability.
  • Ceftiofur is a third generation Cephalosporin antibiotic, which is administered to cattle and swine for control of bacterial infections of the respiratory tract. It is used in veterinary medicine as both, the sodium salt and the hydrochloride salt. It is administered
  • Ceftiofur is poorly absorbed a1 ter oral administration while rapidly absorbed after intramuscular adm ⁇ istratio .
  • the Ceftiofur hydrochloride intramuscular injection is an oily suspension.
  • a suspension is a particular class or type of dispersion system in which the internal or suspended phase is dispensed uniformly with mechanical agitation through out the external phase, called the suspending medium or vehicle.
  • the internal phase consisting of a homogenous or heterogeneous distribution of solid particles having a specific range of sizes, these particles are maintained uniformly in time throughout the suspending vehicle with
  • the three general classes of pharmaceutical suspensions are orally administered suspensions, externally applied suspensions (topical) and injectable (parenterals) suspensions (Ref: A Martin & P Bustamante, Coarse Dispersion in physical pharmacy 45 th edn Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1993, PP 117 - 124).
  • the Parenteral suspensions are desi ied foil-' intramuscular, intradermal, intralesional, intraarticular or subcutaneous administration.
  • Common vehicles for parenteral suspensions include preserved sodium chloride solution or a parenterally acceptable vegetable oil.(Ref: J P Partnoff, E M Cohen i & M M Henlay, Development of Parenteral and Sterile ophthalmic suspensions, Bull.
  • Flocculation refers to the formation of a loose aggregation of discrete particles held togetner in s network-like structure either by physical absorption of macromolecules, bridging during chemical interaction, or ⁇ when the longer range Nander Waals forces of attraction exceeds the shorter range force of repulsion.
  • Coagulation or flocculation refers to the massing of particles in a liquid state alone and sometimes in the form of a fluid gel structure.
  • the aggregates tend to break up easily under the application of a small amount of sheaif stress such as gentle agitation of a bottle or vials or by the flow through a small orifice (hypodermic needle and for syringe)
  • the table flocculation can be, produced if required by employing aseptic techniques using vehicle' components that are safe for intramuscular injection.
  • Ceftiofur HGJl a biocompatible oil (selected from canola oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, p'eanut oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil and palm oil) and water present in an amount between 0.25% and 20.20% of the composition as a flocculating agent in order to have better resuspendibility than the formulation having no water.
  • a biocompatible oil selected from canola oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, p'eanut oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil and palm oil
  • water present in an amount between 0.25% and 20.20% of the composition as a flocculating agent in order to have better resuspendibility than the formulation having no water.
  • the main objective of the present invention is to develop a suspension of Ceftiofur or its' pharmaceutically acceptable salts which has high physico-chemical stability and easy to administer.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a physically stable suspension using resuspendibility enhancers and a chemically stable suspension by reducing the moisture content.
  • the present invention relates to an oily suspension comprising ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, at least a biocompatible oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a resuspendibility enhancer.
  • the said composition comprises of 0.025% to 1.0% by weight of wetting ageni;, 0.05% > ,to 2.5% by weight of dispersing agent and 0.05%> to 10% by weight of a resuspendibility enhancer.
  • the said composition comprises of 0.025% to 0.1% by weight of a
  • step (i) heating a biocompatible oil to a temperature in the range of 40°C to 160°C, based on the dosage form, ii) adding a wetting agent, to step (i) liquid and allowing to cool with stirring, iii) adding a dispersing agent and a resuspendibility enhancer to step (ii) mixture with stirring, if required, iv) stirring the mixture at about 160°C up to 2 hrs, v) adding Ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt to step (iv) mixture
  • step (v) mixture using a suitable homogenizer and vii) I filling in the primary packaging components.
  • Figure 1 represents a graphical representation of sedimentation rate of various formulae using different flocculating agents.
  • an oily suspension comprising ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, at least a biocompatible oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a resuspendibility enhancer and optionally acceptable excipients.
  • an injectable suspension which has improved physical stability using resuspendibility enhancers.
  • an injectable s sp ⁇ nsion which has greater chemical stability by reducing the moisture content.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Ceft ⁇ fur are 'selected from sodium, hydrochloride or hydrobromide, preferably Ceftiofur hydr ⁇ chloridej.
  • Ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be present in amount of 1% to 20% by weight of the suspension, preferably in amount of 1%> to 10%. Further, the Ceftiofur hydrochloride may be present in an amount of 10 mg to about 200mg/ml, preferably in an amount of 10 mg to about lOOmg/ml.
  • the biocompatible oil used may be selected from the group consisting of monoglyceride, diglyceride, triglyceride medium
  • the wetting and dispersing agents used in the suspension are selected from lecithin, fatty acid ester of sorbitan or glyceirol.
  • the resuspendibility enhancer is selected from polyoxyl hydrogenated vegetable oil, polyoxyl vegetable oil, glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols.
  • Ceftiofur hydrochloride is used for oral, topical or parenteral administration.
  • the oily suspension can be
  • the oily suspension of the present invention has improved resuspendibility.
  • the addition of the resuspendibility enhancers improves the particle interaction, which result in a "loDse" particle aggregation so when the suspension is shaken the particles can separate to some extent and a uniform dose can be obtained.
  • Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur HC1): 50g
  • Lecithin 0.5 g Sorbitan monooleate: 0.5g Propylene glycol: 5 g Cottonseed oil q.s. to 1000ml 800ml of Cottonseed oil is heated to above 100 °C and lecithin is added and stirred well until dissolvjed. The oil containing the wetting agent is then cooled with continuous stirring. Sorbitan monooleate is added next with agitation. Next the required amount of propylene g col is addbd and mixed well with stirring. Sterile Ceftiofur Hydrochloride is addeld and rrjixed for 15jto 45 minutes. Volume is made up to 1000 ml by adding sufficient amount of cottonseed oil. The suspension is then homogenized using a suitable hompgenizer! It is then filled in vials, closed with a stopper, sealed and sterilized.
  • Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur HC1): 50g
  • Lecithin 0.5 g Sorbitan monooleate: 0.5g Polyethylene Glycol- 400: 5 g Cottonseed oil q.s. to 1000ml
  • Hydrochloride is added and mixed for 15 to 45 minutes. Volume is made up to 1000 ml addiijg sufficient amount of cottonseed oil. The suspension is then homogenized using a suitable homogenizer. It is then filled in vials, closed with a stopper, sealed and sterilized.
  • Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur HC1): 50g
  • Lecithin 0.5 g
  • Sorbitan monooleate 0.5g
  • Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur HC1): 50g Lecithin: 0.5 g Sorbitan monooleate: 0.5g Polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil: lg Cottonseed oil q.s. to 1000ml
  • the stability of suspensions, and ultimately their shelf life is based on both chemical and physical stability.
  • the chemical stability is assessed to insure that the product does not become subpotent during shelf life.
  • the chemical stability of the current formilation has been studied extensively at different temperatures and different time periods. The results for example 3 are shown below:
  • I Resuspendibility is a very important parameter that determines the dosage accuracy in the dispensed volume of the suspension during the entire shelf life of the product. If the resuspension is not adequate the initial doses shall be subpotent as some small amount of drug remains at the bottom of the container. The invention describes of such formulation where the resuspendibility is achieved effortlessly to get uniform dispersion. Freeze-Thaw Study

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical oily suspension comprising cephalosporin antibiotic or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, at least a biocompatible oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent and a resuspendibility enhancer, said suspension has improved properties, such as resuspendibility and chemical stability and process thereof.

Description

NOVEL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF CEFTIOFUR
TECHNICAL FIELD
1 This invention [relates to a n^vel pharmaceutical composition comprising cephalosporin antibiotic or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Particularly the invention relates to oily suspension of Ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts. More particularly the present invention provides oily suspension of Ceftiofur hydrochloride, which has improved properties, such as resuspendibility and chemical stability.
BACKGROUND ART
Ceftiofur is a third generation Cephalosporin antibiotic, which is administered to cattle and swine for control of bacterial infections of the respiratory tract. It is used in veterinary medicine as both, the sodium salt and the hydrochloride salt. It is administered
I, intramuscularly to cattle! and swine. It is also intended to be used as crystalline free acid for intramuscular and subcutaneous administration in cattle and swine. Ceftiofur is poorly absorbed a1 ter oral administration while rapidly absorbed after intramuscular admφιistratio . The Ceftiofur hydrochloride intramuscular injection is an oily suspension.
A suspension is a particular class or type of dispersion system in which the internal or suspended phase is dispensed uniformly with mechanical agitation through out the external phase, called the suspending medium or vehicle. The internal phase, consisting of a homogenous or heterogeneous distribution of solid particles having a specific range of sizes, these particles are maintained uniformly in time throughout the suspending vehicle with|the aid of a single, or a particular combination of suspending agents.
The three general classes of pharmaceutical suspensions are orally administered suspensions, externally applied suspensions (topical) and injectable (parenterals) suspensions (Ref: A Martin & P Bustamante, Coarse Dispersion in physical pharmacy 45th edn Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1993, PP 117 - 124). The Parenteral suspensions are desi ied foil-' intramuscular, intradermal, intralesional, intraarticular or subcutaneous administration. Common vehicles for parenteral suspensions include preserved sodium chloride solution or a parenterally acceptable vegetable oil.(Ref: J P Partnoff, E M Cohen i & M M Henlay, Development of Parenteral and Sterile ophthalmic suspensions, Bull.
Parenter. Drug Assoc 31 : 136-143 (1977)).
The stability of suspensions is complicated by the fact that the physical stability of pharmaceutical suspensions and the factors affecting such stability are equally important to chemical stability. This i's based on the fact that since a suspension exists in more than one state [(liquid and solid), there are different ways in which the system can undergo either chemical or physical change (Ref: T Higuchi, some physical chemical aspects of suspension formulation, J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. Sci Ed; 47: 657-660 (1958)).
I Haines & Martin, Hiestand and Econow & Coworkers (Ref : J. Pharm. Sci., 61; 268 - 272, (1972 and J. Pharm. Sci., 52; 757 - 762, 1031-1038, (1963)) and are generally credited with j establishing the structured particle concept or flocculated pharmaceutical suspension.
The following definitions will prove useful in differentiating the three closely related terms flocculation, agglomeration and coagulation.
Flocculation refers to the formation of a loose aggregation of discrete particles held togetner in s network-like structure either by physical absorption of macromolecules, bridging during chemical interaction, or^ when the longer range Nander Waals forces of attraction exceeds the shorter range force of repulsion.
In agglomeration, a large number of particles are closely bound together as aggregates either in a dry or liquid state.
Coagulation or flocculation refers to the massing of particles in a liquid state alone and sometimes in the form of a fluid gel structure.
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The main advantages of the stable flocculated systems are as follows:
1. The aggregates tend to break up easily under the application of a small amount of sheaif stress such as gentle agitation of a bottle or vials or by the flow through a small orifice (hypodermic needle and for syringe)
2. j In contrast to deflocculated systems, the stable flocculation will settle rapidly and may [be easily; resuspended even after standing for prolonged time period of storage.
3. The table flocculation can be, produced if required by employing aseptic techniques using vehicle' components that are safe for intramuscular injection.
There ' are several methods of producing flocculated pharmaceutical suspensions. The choice of method depends on the properties of the drug and the class of suspension desired.
The relevant prior art methods, which teach adaptation of diverse methods of preparation, are as follows.
US Patent No. 5,736,151 claims a pharmaceutical composition comprising
Ceftiofur HC1 & water. This patent claims a pharmaceutical composition comprising a
1 i
Ceftiofur HGJl, a biocompatible oil (selected from canola oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, p'eanut oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil and palm oil) and water present in an amount between 0.25% and 20.20% of the composition as a flocculating agent in order to have better resuspendibility than the formulation having no water.
US Patent No. 4,902,683, discloses crystalline hydrochloride and hydrobromide
OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION
The main objective of the present invention is to develop a suspension of Ceftiofur or its' pharmaceutically acceptable salts which has high physico-chemical stability and easy to administer.'
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a physically stable suspension using resuspendibility enhancers and a chemically stable suspension by reducing the moisture content.
Still another objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension with adequate dis ersion of the particles in the vehicle. Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension which does I not foηή caking of the dispersed particles in the sediment which is difficult to redisperse.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention relates to an oily suspension comprising ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, at least a biocompatible oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a resuspendibility enhancer.
Preferably the said composition comprises of 0.025% to 1.0% by weight of wetting ageni;, 0.05%> ,to 2.5% by weight of dispersing agent and 0.05%> to 10% by weight of a resuspendibility enhancer.
More preferably, the said composition comprises of 0.025% to 0.1% by weight of a
i) heating a biocompatible oil to a temperature in the range of 40°C to 160°C, based on the dosage form, ii) adding a wetting agent, to step (i) liquid and allowing to cool with stirring, iii) adding a dispersing agent and a resuspendibility enhancer to step (ii) mixture with stirring, if required, iv) stirring the mixture at about 160°C up to 2 hrs, v) adding Ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt to step (iv) mixture
' and mixing well with stirring, vi) homogenizing step (v) mixture using a suitable homogenizer and vii) I filling in the primary packaging components.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWING
Figure 1 represents a graphical representation of sedimentation rate of various formulae using different flocculating agents.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In accordance, 'applicants have| initiated formulation trials to stabilize the suspension physically and chemically using agents such as polyoxyl hydrogenated castor oil, Dolyoxyl castor oil, glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, alcohols and the like. Different formulations were kept in stoppered cylinders and the rate of sedimentation was όalculated. The comparative sedimentation ratio (Ratio of sedimentation volume to total volume of the suspension) of different batches of Ceftiofur hydrochloride is shown in Figure 1.
In an embodiment of the present invention provides an oily suspension comprising ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, at least a biocompatible oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a resuspendibility enhancer and optionally acceptable excipients.
In another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an injectable suspension, which has improved physical stability using resuspendibility enhancers. i In still another embodiment of the present invention there is provided an injectable s spώnsion, which has greater chemical stability by reducing the moisture content.
In an Embodiment of the present invention, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Ceftφfur are 'selected from sodium, hydrochloride or hydrobromide, preferably Ceftiofur hydrψchloridej.
In an embodiment of the present invention Ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be present in amount of 1% to 20% by weight of the suspension, preferably in amount of 1%> to 10%. Further, the Ceftiofur hydrochloride may be present in an amount of 10 mg to about 200mg/ml, preferably in an amount of 10 mg to about lOOmg/ml.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the biocompatible oil used may be selected from the group consisting of monoglyceride, diglyceride, triglyceride medium
,l chain succinic acid triglyceride, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, safflφwer oil, i coconut oil, sunflower oil or palm oil, preferably cottonseed oil, peanut oil, corn oil is used.
In yetl another embodiment of the present invention, the wetting and dispersing agents used in the suspension are selected from lecithin, fatty acid ester of sorbitan or glyceirol.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the resuspendibility enhancer is selected from polyoxyl hydrogenated vegetable oil, polyoxyl vegetable oil, glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the oily suspension of
Ceftiofur hydrochloride is used for oral, topical or parenteral administration. i In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the oily suspension can be
I I steriljzed by sterilization techniques known in the art. The oily suspension of the present invention has improved resuspendibility. The addition of the resuspendibility enhancers improves the particle interaction, which result in a "loDse" particle aggregation so when the suspension is shaken the particles can separate to some extent and a uniform dose can be obtained.
The present invention is detailed by the examples below, which are provided by way |of illustiiation only and should not be considered to limit the scope of the invention.
Exaάiple 1
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Composition: Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur HC1): 50g
Lecithin: 0.5 g Sorbitan monooleate: 0.5g Propylene glycol: 5 g Cottonseed oil q.s. to 1000ml 800ml of Cottonseed oil is heated to above 100 °C and lecithin is added and stirred well until dissolvjed. The oil containing the wetting agent is then cooled with continuous stirring. Sorbitan monooleate is added next with agitation. Next the required amount of propylene g col is addbd and mixed well with stirring. Sterile Ceftiofur Hydrochloride is addeld and rrjixed for 15jto 45 minutes. Volume is made up to 1000 ml by adding sufficient amount of cottonseed oil. The suspension is then homogenized using a suitable hompgenizer! It is then filled in vials, closed with a stopper, sealed and sterilized.
Example 2
Composition: Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur HC1): 50g
Lecithin: 0.5 g Sorbitan monooleate: 0.5g Polyethylene Glycol- 400: 5 g Cottonseed oil q.s. to 1000ml
Hydrochloride is added and mixed for 15 to 45 minutes. Volume is made up to 1000 ml addiijg sufficient amount of cottonseed oil. The suspension is then homogenized using a suitable homogenizer. It is then filled in vials, closed with a stopper, sealed and sterilized.
Example 3
Composition:
Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur HC1): 50g
Lecithin: 0.5 g
Sorbitan monooleate: 0.5g
Polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil: lg
sufficient amount of cottonseed oil. It is then filled in vials, closed with a stopper, sealed and sterilized. Example 4 Composition:
Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur HC1): 50g Lecithin: 0.5 g Sorbitan monooleate: 0.5g Polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil: lg Cottonseed oil q.s. to 1000ml
800 ml of Cottonseed oil is heated to above 100°C and lecithin is added and stirred well until dissolved. Sorbitan monooleate is added next with agitation. Next the required amount of Pclyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil is added and mixed well with stirring. The oily mixturei is heated to 160°C, for 2 hours and is then cooled. Sterile Ceftiofur Hydrochloride is added and mixed for 15 to 45 minutes. The suspension is then homogenized using suitable homogenizer. Nolume is made up to 1000 ml by adding sufficient amount of cottonseed oil. It is then filled in vials, closed with a stopper and sealed. Chemical Stability and Shelf-life
The stability of suspensions, and ultimately their shelf life, is based on both chemical and physical stability. The chemical stability is assessed to insure that the product does not become subpotent during shelf life. The chemical stability of the current formilation has been studied extensively at different temperatures and different time periods. The results for example 3 are shown below:
Resuspendibility or Physical Stability
I Resuspendibility is a very important parameter that determines the dosage accuracy in the dispensed volume of the suspension during the entire shelf life of the product. If the resuspension is not adequate the initial doses shall be subpotent as some small amount of drug remains at the bottom of the container. The invention describes of such formulation where the resuspendibility is achieved effortlessly to get uniform dispersion. Freeze-Thaw Study
Samples were subjected to four cycles of 0°C & 40°C each of 48 hours and then observed for any physical changes in the suspension characteristics and also analyzed for chemical stability. The results are shown below:
Test Example No. 1 Example No. 3
Physical Appearance No significant change No significant change
Appearance after Freeze-thaw No significant change No significant change cycling
Initial Assay (% Label Claim) 99.79 99.16
Assay after Freeze-thaw cycling 97.81 95.66
(% p abel Claim)

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Claims:
pharmaceutically acceptable salt is present in an amount of 1%> to 20%> by weight of the suspension.
3. The oily suspension as claimed in claim 1, wherein Ceftiofur or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt is present preferably in amount of 1% to 10%.
4. The oily suspension as claimed in claim 1, wherein said composition comprises of 0.025%) to 1.0% by weight of wetting agent, 0.05% to
2.5% by weight of dispersing agent and 0.05% to 10% by weight of resuspendibility enhancer.
5. The oily suspension as claimed in claim 4, wherein said composition preferably comprises of 0.025% to 0.1% w/v of wetting agent, 0.05% to 0.5% w/v of dispeising agent and 0.05% to 10% w/v of resuspendibility enhancers.
6. The oily suspension as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt oij Ceftiofur is selected from sodium, hydrochloride or hydrobromide.
7. The oily suspension as claimed in claim 1, wherein the biocompatible oil used is selected from the group consisting of monoglyceride, diglyceride, triglyceride medium chain succinic acid triglyceride, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil or palm oil.
8. The oily suspension as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wetting and dispersing agent used is selected from lecithin, fatty acid ester of sorbitan or glycerol. 9. The oily suspension as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resuspendibility enhancer used is selected from polyoxyl hydrogenated vegetable oil, polyoxyl vegetable oil,
orally, topically or parenterally.
3. A process for the preparation of novel oily suspension, which comprises: i) heating a biocompatible oil to a temperature in the range of 40°C to 160°C, based on the dosage form, ii) adding a wetting agent to step (i) liquid and allowing to cool, with stirring, iii) adding a dispersing agent and a resuspendibility enhancer to step (ii) mixture with stirring, if required iv) stirring the mixture of step (iii) at about 160°C up to 2 hrs v) adding Ceftiofur or its pharaiaceutically acceptable salt to step (iv) mixture and mixing well with stirring, vi) homogenizing step (v) mixture using a suitable homogenizer, and vii) filling in the primary packaging components.
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