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- the present invention relates to amlodipine free base, compositions comprising amlodipine free base and to use of amlodipine free base in therapy.
- EP 089 167 and corresponding US 4,572,909 disclose a class of substituted dihydropyridine derivatives as being useful calcium channel blockers. These patents identify that one of the most preferred compounds is 2-[(2-aminoethoxy)methyl]-4-(2- chlorophenyl)-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-l,4-dihydropyridine. This compound, which is now commonly known as amlodipine, has the following formula:
- amlodipine as a free base and as a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt are generally taught, the amlodipine examples all make amlodipine maleate; e.g. examples 9, 11, 12, and 22 of EP 089 167.
- the maleate salt is identified as the most preferred acid addition salt.
- amlodipine free base is not characterized. The examples appear to describe the formation of the free base but only as a solution/slurry (example 11) or as a residue remaining after evaporation of the solvent (examples 12 and 22). Only the amlodipine maleate salt is described as precipitating from a solution (examples 12 and 22).
- EP 244 944 and corresponding US 4,879,303 were issued directed to the besylate (or benzene sulfonate) salt of amlodipine.
- the besylate salt is stated to provide certain advantages over the known salts including amlodipine maleate.
- Various amlodipine salts were compared for water solubility, stability, non- hygroscopicity, and processability for tablet formation.
- Amlodipine free base was included in the processability testing which involved measuring the amount of amlodipine remaining on the tablet punch after making tablets. The amlodipine free base tablets are reported as leaving on the punch an average of 2.02 ⁇ g amlodipine/cm 2 per tablet.
- amlodipine besylate tablets are reported as leaving on average l.lJ ⁇ g amlodipine/cm 2 per tablet. Thus, the free base composition suffered from excessive stickiness to the tablet punch and was not as suitable in making solid dosage forms for peroral administration.
- the amlodipine besylate salt is described in examples 1 and 5 thereof as being made from slurried amlodipine free base although no method is described for how the free base was prepared.
- amlodipine free base in solid state was prepared in the above article, its structure confirmed by NMR, and it was characterised by a melting point of 144°C and aqueous solubility of 77.4 mg/1.
- the solid amlodipine base was prepared by a neutralization of a solution of amlodipine besylate with sodium hydroxide.
- the besylate was dissolved in methanol at 20°C, aqueous sodium hydroxide was added and the base was extracted from the mixture by diethyl ether, which was then evaporated. It should be noted that this process, as described, is irreproducible as diethylether is miscible with the reaction mixture.
- aqueous solution of the besylate was treated at 50°C with a sodium hydroxide solution and the base crystallized after cooling to 4°C.
- amlodipine oral dosage form based on amlodipine free base.
- Such a dosage form should preferably be equivalent to amlodipine acid addition salt forms, especially the commercial amlodipine besylate salt, and should not suffer from significant manufacturing or stability problems.
- the present invention is based on the study of amlodipine free base and the discovery of various physical properties thereof. From a realization of these properties, the present invention provides for a useful amlodipine free base pharmaceutical dosage form especially a tablet, a novel crystalline form of amlodipine free base, a population of amlodipine free base particulates that are useful in making a tablet, and a process for more economically forming amlodipine free base.
- a first aspect of the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical tablet composition comprising an effective amount of amlodipine free base and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; wherein the tablet exhibits low punch residue, as is defined hereinafter.
- the tablet leaves an average residue on the tablet punch of 0.7 ⁇ g cm " per tablet or less.
- Another aspect of the present invention relates to crystalline amlodipine free base form II.
- This new crystalline form of amlodipine is also suitable for use as the pharmaceutical active agent.
- Another aspect of the present invention relates to a population of particulate amlodipine free base having an average particle size of at least 100 microns.
- the particulates are crystals and the average particle size is 150 to 350 microns.
- Such a population of particulates is useful in the formation of a tablet composition.
- a further aspect of the invention relates to a method of treating or preventing hypertension, angina, or congestive heart failure, which comprises administering an effective amount of amlodipine free base to a patient in need thereof.
- the amlodipine free base is administered in the above-mentioned tablet form.
- a still further aspect of the present invention relates to a process which comprises deprotecting an N-protected amlodipine with a deprotecting agent to form amlodipine free base; precipitating said amlodipine free base from a solution; and isolating said precipitated amlodipine free base in solid state form.
- the solution from which amlodipine free base precipitates can be the solution resulting from the deprotecting step or a different solution; i.e. in an extraction solvent.
- Another aspect of the present invention relates to a process for purifying amlodipine free base, which comprises: crystallizing amlodipine free base from a non- aqueous solvent.
- the crystallization produces amlodipine free base crystals having an average particle size of 150 to 350 microns.
- Fig. 1 shows a powder x-ray diffractogram for the amlodipine free base (Form I) of reference example 3.
- Fig. 2 shows an IR spectrum of crystalline amlodipine free base (Form I) of example 1.
- Fig. 3 shows a DSC curve of crystalline amlodipine free base (Form I) of example 1.
- Fig. 4 shows an IR spectrum of crystalline amlodipine free base (Form I) of example 4a.
- Fig. 5 shows a DSC curve of crystalline amlodipine free base (Form I) of example 4a.
- Fig. 6 shows an IR spectrum of crystalline amlodipine free base (Form II) of example 5a.
- Fig. 7 shows a DSC curve of crystalline amlodipine free base (Form II) of example 5 a.
- Fig. 8 shows a powder x-ray diffractogram of crystalline amlodipine free base (form II) of example 5b.
- An amlodpine free base tablet according to the present invention is preferably a low punch residue tablet.
- a "low punch residue" as used herein means that the average amount of amlodipine left on a tablet punch is not more than 1 ⁇ g/cm per tablet based on a 20 mm round flat punch with a compression force of 15 kilo- newtons.
- the tablet has an average punch residue of 0.7 ⁇ g/cm 2 per tablet, more preferably 0.6 ⁇ g/cm 2 per tablet.
- the amount of amlodipine residue can be measured by the process described in EP 244 944.
- the method involves washing the punch after runs of 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 tablets, using methanol and an ultrasonic bath.
- the amount of amlodipine in the samples is measured by uv and the total amount of amlodipine extracted from both the upper and lower punch is plotted against the amount of tablets made.
- An average value for amlodipine residue (stickiness) is calculated from the slope of the regression line by forcing the y-intercept of the line through zero.
- the tablet comprises an effective amount of amlodpine free base and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
- An "excipient” as used herein means any pharmaceutically acceptable inactive component of the composition.
- excipients include diluents, binders, lubricants, disintegrants, colorants, antioxidants/preservatives, pH-adjusters etc.
- the excipients are selected based on the desired physical aspects of the final form: e.g., obtaining a tablet with desired hardness and friability, being rapidly dispersible and easily swallowed, etc.
- the desired release rate of the active substance from the composition after its ingestion also plays a role in the choice of excipients.
- preparations may, if desired, be designed to give slow release of the amlodipine free base.
- Suitable excipients for use in this invention include: - a diluent such as calcium hydrogen phosphate, lactose, mannitol etc.
- binder such as microcrystalline cellulose or a modified cellulose, povidone etc.
- disintegrant such as sodium starch glycollate, crosspovidone
- a lubricant such as magnesium stearate, sodium stearyl fumarate, talc - a colorant, taste masking agent, etc.
- the tablets of the invention preferably do not require any anti-sticking agent such as talc.
- the composition of the tablet preferably comprises a calcium phosphate excipient and/or microcrystalline cellulose and more preferably both a calcium phosphate and microcrystalline cellulose.
- An example of a calcium phosphate excipient is anhydrous calcium hydrogen phosphate.
- the tablet may contain other conventional excipients such as binders, lubricants, disintegrants, colourants, preservatives etc.
- the amlodipine free base can be of any form including crystalline form I, crystalline form II or amorphous.
- the Form I is characterized by a powder x-ray diffraction pattern as shown in Fig. 1, an IR spectrum as shown on Figs. 2 or 4 and by a single melting endotherm on DSC curve with onset at about 140C as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. This form corresponds to the material described by McDaid and Deasy.
- Form II is a new form and is characterized by a distinctive powder x-ray difraction pattern as shown in Fig. 8, an IR spectrum as shown in Fig.
- Form II is converted into Form I by applying sufficiently high temperatures, generally over 100°C, Form II is generally stable at ambient conditions and even at moderately elevated temperatures. For instance, the Form II is stable after 1 month standing at 60°C. Accordingly, Form II is thus useful in manufacturing of pharmaceutical final forms.
- the amlodipine free base in the tablet of the present invention can be of a single type or can be a mixture. For example, a mixture of crystalline Forms I and II.
- amlodipine free base size and/or the excipients used it is generally desired to control the amlodipine free base size and/or the excipients used.
- the amlodipine free base be incorporated into the tablet composition in the form of particulates having an average particle size of at least 100 microns, preferably 150 to 350 microns, more preferably 200 to 300 microns.
- the particulates are generally crystals of amlodipine free base, although non-crystalline forms are also included.
- the moisture in the tablet is preferably limited in order to reduce stickiness.
- the preferred excipients are calcium phosphate and microcrystalline cellulose as described above.
- the amount of amlodipine free base is not particularly limited and includes any amount that provides a pharmaceutical effect.
- amlodipine free base can be used to treat or prevent hypertension congestive heart failure or angina by administering an effective amount to a patient in need thereof.
- the specific form of angina is not particularly limited and specifically includes chronic stable angina pectoris and vasospastic angina (Prinzmetal's angina).
- the "patients" intended to be treated include human and non-human animals, especially human and non-human mammals.
- the amount of amlodipine free base in a unit dose is from 1 to 100 mg, more typically from 1 to 25 mg, and preferably about 1, 1.25, 2.5, 5 or 10 mg. In relative terms, the amount of amlodipine free base in the composition may be preferably between 2 and 10%.
- the amlodipine free base used in the tablet of the present invention can be made by any convenient means.
- the free base is formed and isolated by a process that comprises deprotecting an N-protected amlodipine with a deprotecting agent to form amlodipine free base; precipitating said amlodipine free base from a solution; and isolating said precipitated amlodipine free base in solid state form.
- An N-protected amlodipine is an amlodipine compound wherein the terminal amino group is protected as shown in formula (2):
- N-prot means an amino group protected by a cleavable protective group, such as by a benzyl group or a trityl group, or masked within a group convertible to amino group, such as a phthalimido group or an azido group.
- the protected amlodipine is a phthalimido-protected amlodipine compound of formula (2a):
- amlodipine free base may be prepared in the solid state by a suitable elaboration of the reaction mixture obtained after the last synthetic step leading to amlodipine; namely the step comprising deprotection of amlodipine precursor of the above formula (2).
- Suitable deprotecting agents are well known in the art and the selection thereof is dependent on the protecting group being employed.
- the amlodipine free base is obtained without the need to form, and particularly to isolate, an amlodipine salt.
- the process is characterized in that no acidic agent or medium is employed for the deprotection nor for the elaboration purposes; i.e. the amlodipine free base formed by deprotection is the free base that is precipitated without the intermediate step of forming an amlodipine salt.
- the process of the present invention requires "precipitating" amlodipine free base from a solution.
- Precipitation is a well known phenomenon whereby a solid phase separates from a solution. It is an advantage of a precipitation that the solid phase comprising the desired product may be separated from the liquid phase comprising the solvent and soluble co-products, i.e. side products or impurities. Precipitation is thus also a tool how to get rid of at least some impurities from the product. This is not possible if a solid product is obtained from a solution by simple evaporation of the solvent. Thus, for purposes of the present invention precipitation does not include evaporating off all the solvent in a solution to leave a residue.
- the precipitation is preferably a crystallization, although it is not limited thereto.
- Precipitation that involves reducing the temperature of the solution generally leads to crystallization while precipitation that involves a change in pH may lead to a more classic precipitation of the solid in either crystalline or non-crystalline form.
- the solution can be formed directly by the deprotection step or it can be a different solution such as one formed by an extraction process.
- the solution can be aqueous, non-aqueous, or a mixture of solvents. In general, an aqueous solvent leads to the formation of small particle sizes.
- the purification step described hereinafter can be used to obtain amlodipine free base particles of a larger size as desired.
- Isolation of the precipitated solid form of amlodipine free base can be by any suitable or known technique for separating a solid phase from a liquid phase, i.e., a solvent or solution.
- the isolation step uses filtration.
- phthalodipine of formula (2a) is used as the N-protected amlodipine compound.
- phthalodipine is deprotected either by ethanolic methylamine, ethanolic hydrazine hydrate or by KOH in water/tetrahydrofiiran mixture. These techniques are suitable for the process of our invention, however they are rather uneconomical.
- the deprotection is performed by treatment of phthalodipine with an aqueous solution of methylamine. It is the advantage of aqueous solution of methylamine that amlodipine free base simply separates out from the reaction mixture and may be simply isolated in solid state by filtration. The co-product of deprotection reaction (N-methylphthalamide) remains in the aqueous solution.
- the reaction with aqueous methylamine may be performed at a temperature from the ambient to approx. 60°C, preferably at 30-50°C.
- the course of reaction may be monitored by any suitable analytical technique allowing for separation of the starting material and the product, e.g. by HPLC.
- the product may be separated by filtration at 5-25°C, preferably at ambient temperature.
- the reaction mixture comprising amlodipine free base may be elaborated by extraction of amlodipine from the alkaline aqueous solution by an water immiscible organic solvent, e.g. toluene.
- the temperature of extraction is essentially ambient. Concentration of the extraction solution allows for precipitation of crude amlodipine free base in solid state.
- a contrasolvent e.g. hexane
- Crude solid amlodipine free base may be further purified by various techniques. It should be noted that the meaning "crude solid" amlodipine is not limited only to the solid amplodipine base prepared by the above method of our invention but it embraces any solid amlodipine base that has to be further purified. Purification is used herein in a broad sense to include improving crystal size, i.e. removing small crystals in favor of larger crystals, as well as reducing the level of contaminants in the amlodipine free base. In particular, precipitation from aqueous solutions generally produces amlodipine free base as fine particles. Purifying through a crystallization purification step can be used to obtain amlodipine free base crystals having a larger, more desirable particle size.
- amlodipine free base is crystallized from a solution based on a suitable nonaqueous solvent, sometimes hereinafter referred to as a "purification solvent.”
- a suitable nonaqueous solvent sometimes hereinafter referred to as a "purification solvent.”
- the dissolution of amlodipine in the solvent is carried out under elevated temperature that may comprise even the boiling temperature of the purification solvent.
- the obtained solution may be further purified by conventional adsorption techniques, e.g. by treatment with activated charcoal or silica gel, prior crystallization.
- the crystallization from solution may be performed by various ways:
- Suitable solvents comprise aliphatic C1-C4 alcohols such as methanol or ethanol, chlorinated C1-C4 hydrocarbons such as chloroform, alkyl esters of aliphatic acids such as ethyl acetate, nitriles of aliphatic acids such as acetonitrile, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, C1-C6 ketones such as acetone, and mixtures thereof.
- Suitable contrasolvents may be either more polar than the solvent; an example is water, or be less polar than the solvent; an example is hexane or heptane.
- crude amlodipine free base is dissolved in a suitable water immiscible or sparingly miscible purification solvent, e.g. toluene, the toluene solution is extracted by an aqueous acid to provide an aqueous solution of amlodipine salt, which is then neutralized by a base, e.g. an alkali or an amine.
- a base e.g. an alkali or an amine.
- the formed amlodipine base may precipitate from the aqueous solution and may be separated, or may be extracted back into an organic solvent immiscible or sparingly miscible with water which is then cooled, concentrated or mixed with a contrasolvent, whereby purified amlodipine free base precipitates from the solution.
- the nature of the acid should be preferably so selected that the formed amlodipine salt is soluble in water. Suitable acid is hydrochloric acid.
- Amlodipine free base in a solid form can be prepared also by freeze drying of a solution thereof, e.g . a solution in ethanol-water (2: 1).
- amlodipine free base has been obtained in crystalline Form I.
- a novel polymorphic form of solid-state amlodipine free base can be prepared from amlodipine free base solutions.
- the conditions require crystallization to begin at low temperatures and typically with rapid cooling to avoid the formation of Form I nuclei.
- Form II is formed if a solution of amlodipine free base in a non-aqueous solvent, e.g. in toluene, is treated by a contrasolvent, e.g. by hexane, cyclohexane or heptane, at temperatures below 5°C.
- a contrasolvent e.g. by hexane, cyclohexane or heptane, at temperatures below 5°C.
- the "solution of amlodipine free base in a non-aqueous solvent” includes the crude solution, e.g.
- Adding a contra solvent embraces putting a contra solvent into the cooled or cooling amlodipine free base solution or applying the amlodipine free base solution to a cooled contrasolvent.
- a contrasolvent allows for a higher crystallization temperature to be used in forming form II.
- Form II may be formed by a precipitation after forced cooling a solution of amlodipine free base in a suitable crystallization solvent, e.g. ethyl acetate, wherein the precipitation starts at the temperature below 5°C, more preferably below -5°C, and more usually at -10°C or below including -20°C and below.
- a suitable crystallization solvent e.g. ethyl acetate
- amlodipine free base may also be used as an intermediate in the production of amlodipine acid addition salts.
- amlodipine base purified by methods of the invention is reacted with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid to form an amlodipine salt that exhibits a desired degree of purity, e.g. pharmaceutical purity, without a need of further purification.
- Amlodipine salts may be prepared by e.g. treating the solution or suspension of amlodipine base in a suitable solvent with an equivalent amount of an acid and isolation of the formed salt from the reaction mixture.
- Amlodipine salts preparable by this method preferably include, but are not limited to, salts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids; examples are amlodipine maleate, fumarate, hydrogenmaleate, besylate, besylate monohydrate, besylate dihydrate, hydrochloride, mesylate, mesylate monohydrate, hydrobromide, citrate and tartrate.
- Suitable process for making amlodipine free base tablet may comprise any conventional process.
- the compositions of this invention may be formulated by conventional methods of admixture such as blending, filling and compressing, by means of wet granulation, dry granulation or direct compression.
- the later process is the most advantageous and preferred one and may be applied to the tablet composition of the invention in industrial scale.
- a capsule dosage form can also be prepared from amlodipine free base.
- the capsule compositions may comprise essentially the same excipients as for tablet compositions.
- Advantageous inert carrier is microcrystalline cellulose without calcium phosphate.
- Amlodipine free base may be also used in medical applications in combination with other antihypertensive and/or antianginal agents, for instance with ACE- inhibitors such as benazepril.
- the combination may be in a form of single combination preparation, e.g. a capsule containing amlodipine free base and benazepril hydrochloride, or by separate administration of drugs containing the above agents.
- Amlodipine free base may be also used in combination with various cholesterol-lowering agents such as lovastatin, simvastatin or atorvastatin.
- Amlodipine free base may be used in the management of the following disorders: hypertension chronic stable angina pectoris vasospastic angina (Prinzmetal's angina)
- the present invention further provides a method for treating and/or preventing any one or more of the Disorders by administering an effective and/or prophylactic amount of amlodipine free base within a composition of the invention to a sufferer in need thereof.
- An effective amount is known in the art.
- an effetive amount is typically between 1 and lOOmg of amlodipine free base.
- a unit dose as previously described is normally taken from 1 to 3 times daily, preferably once a day. In practice, the physician will determine the actual dosage and administration regimen which will be the most suitable for the individual patient.
- the present invention also provides the use of the composition of the invention in the manufacture of a medicament for treating and/or preventing any one or more of the Disorders.
- IR corresponds to Form I as shown in Fig 2.
- DSC corresponds to form I as shown in Fig. 3.
- DSC corresponds to amlodipine base Form I
- Example 3 Synthesis of amlodipine free base 100 ml of 40% methylamine in water and 12.6 g of phthalodipine were stirred at 40°C-45°C for 16 hours. The mixture was filtered and the obtained solid was washed with 2x10 ml of water. The solid was dried in a vacuum oven.
- DSC corresponds to amlodipine base Form I
- IR corresponds to Form I as shown in Fig. 4
- DSC corresponds to Form I as shown in Fig. 5.
- Example 4b 2.0 g of amlodipine free base was dissolved in
- IR corresponds to Form II as shown in Fig. 6.
- Mp 138°C-140°C (uncorrected)
- DSC 100.12°C onset and 140.39°C onset as shown in Fig. 7.
- DSC corresponds to amlodipine base Form II
- Example 7 Conversion of amlodipine base Form II to Form I 1 g of amlodipine base Form II was heated at 115°C for 4 hours. The compound turned slightly yellow. 0.9 g of a solid was retrieved. IR: corresponds to amlodipine free base DSC: corresponds to form I
- DSC corresponds to amlodipine base Form I
- the tablet material was extracted from the punches using methanol and an ultrasonic bath. This procedure was repeated for runs of 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 tablets.
- the extracts together with Amlodipine calibration samples were measured spectrometrically.
- the amount of Amlodipine in the samples was calculated from the calibration curve and the total amount of Amlodipine extracted from both the upper and lower punch was plotted against the amount of tablets made.
- An average value for stickiness was calculated from the slope of the regression line by forcing the y-intercept of the line through zero. Average residue(stickiness) Amlodipine base: 0.55 ⁇ g ADP.cm " .tablet "
- Amlodipine besylate 1.16 ⁇ g ADP.cm "2 .tablef'
- Example 10 Pharmaceutical tablet comprising amlodipine free base a) Tablet composition with calcium hydrogen phosphate/ microcrystalline cellulose
- amlodipine base was sieved through a 500 ⁇ m screen.
- amlodipine base was sieved through a 500 ⁇ m screen.
- Dissolution profiles have been recorded using the paddle apparatus at a rotation speed of 75 RPM and a dissolution medium of 500 ml of 0.01 M hydrochloric acid.
- the dissolution samples are analysed by UV spectrophotometry at 237 rim.
- Average dissolution values (in % of the declared amount) are presented in the table.
- amlodipine base was sieved through a 500 ⁇ m screen.
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