An improved and stable Pharmaceutical Composition containing substituted Benzimidazoles and a process for its preparation
Introduction
The present invention relates to an improved stable pharmaceutical composition 5 containing substituted benzimidazoles useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers and a process for its preparation. The present invention particularly relates to an improved pharmaceutical composition in the form of hard gelatin capsules containing substituted benzimidazoles such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention guarantees the 0 integrity of the composition until it reaches the proximal part of the small intestine, where the composition will be disaggregated to facilitate the absorption of the substituted benzimidazole compound contained therein. This invention also involves a process of preparing the above mentioned pharmaceutical composition
L5 The present invention provides a stable pharmaceutical composition containing substituted benzimidazoles such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole, useful for treating gastro intestinal ulcers. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is in the form of hard gelatin capsules suitable for oral administration. The composition of the present invention would dissolve in the intestine
-0 to facilitate absorption in the neutral / alkali environment.
Prior art of the invention
Benzimidazolic compounds such as omeprazole (5-methoxy-2(((4-methoxy-3, 5-di met hyl -2-pyridinyl)-methyl-sulfinyl)lH-benz imidazole), lansoprazole (2-((3-methyl-4-
25 (252,2-trifluoroetoxy)r2-piridyl)methyl(sulfinyl lH-benzimidazole) (U.S. Pat No. 4,628,098), pantoprazole (U.S. Pat. No. 4,758,579)), and and rabeprazole, are anti- ulcerous substances known for decreasing gastric acid secretion (Olbe L., et al., Gastroenterol., 83:193-198 (1982); Saton H. et al, Jpn. J. Pharmacol. 40 (suppl.), 226 (1986); Saton H, et al., J.Pharmacol. Exp. Ther, 248 (2), 806-815 (1989), These
30 compounds are used in the therapeutics of diseases related to gastric acidity in mammals
and especially in humans, including gastric and duodenal ulcers, reflux oesophagitis, gastritis and duodenitis.
It is also known that these substituted benzimidazoles possess a very low level of solubility in water. They solubilize easily in alkaline solutions. They degrade quickly in acidic and neutral media (Pilbrand and Cederberg, Scand. J. Gastroenterol, 20 (Suppl. 108), p. 113-120 (1985)) and they are stabilized in the presence of alkaline reacting compounds.
The maximum stability of omeprazole solution is reached at pH 11 [Drug. Dev. Ind.
Pharm., 21(8), 965 (1995)]. Degradation occurs very quickly below a pH of 7.0. On the other hand, it is necessary that the formulations dissolve quickly in the intestine, where the benzimidazolic compounds should be absorbed, i.e. when the pH becomes higher than 6.8. There are various prior art showing benzimidazoles such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole with the above activity.
US Pat No. 2540979 describes an enteric-coated oral dosage form of Omeprazole, where the enteric coating is combined with a second and or first coating of a water insoluble wax layer. This method of preparation may prove to be inadequate for omeprazole due to the water insoluble wax layer preventing the release and dissolution of the Omeprazole .
U.S. Pat. No. 4,786,505 proposes the mixture of amass of cellulose derivatives and disaggregants, with an appropriate amount of omeprazole and alkaline agents or alkaline salts of the drug, in order to obtain, by extrusion, a core which is spheronized and coated with gastroresistant agents dissolved in alcoholic solutions also containing considerable percentages of acetone. However, the pellets obtained may be extremely irregular in shape and dimensions, and this can have repercussions on a relative dispersion of the average weight of the capsules and of the respective dosage.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,385,739 and FR-A-2 692 146 describe pharmaceutical gastric protected dosage forms containing omeprazole wherein the active substance is diluted with
mannitol and applied to an inert core, followed by an insulating layer and gastric protected coating. The process requires the use of organic solvent throughout the three stages, with its' continuous exposure to ethanol may in the long run impact the health of operating personnel.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,399,700 concerns with the stabilization of benzimidazolic derivative compounds as cyclodextrin inclusion complexes. As Cyclodextrins are quite expensive, the product may loose the cost advantage.
WO 98/50019 relates to oral dosage forms containing omeprazole or lansoprazole, inside hard gelatine capsules, which are subsequently coated with gastroresistant or enteric polymers. During the coating with the polymers, the integrity of the gelatine capsules may suffer due to the action of the solvents.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,026,560 relates to spherical pellets consisting of a core coated with a binding agent which is coated with a mixture of powders containing lansoprazole, HPMC of low viscosity and magnesium or calcium carbonates as alkaline agents. The manufacturing process used was "powder coating", for drug layering which may lead to wastage of drug and also may not yield uniform pellets.
The US Patent 6489346, titled Substituted benzimidazole dosage forms and method of using same, discloses solid pharmaceutical composition in a dosage form that is not enteric-coated, the dosage form includes a suspension tablet, a chewable tablet, an effervescent powder, or an effervescent tablet. Also provided is a method for treating an acid-related gastrointestinal disorder in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a solid pharmaceutical composition. Due to the absence of enteric coating, the stability of the drug may not be optimum.
The US Patent 6248355, describes a composition of omeprazole without the use of alkaline- reacting compounds and in which the active ingredient is granulated together and compressed together along with inert ingredients followed by a coating of
intermediate coat containing one or several inert water soluble layer or layers which rapidly disintegrate in aqueous medium and contains non-acid inert pharma excipients. This layer comprises at least one polymer conventionally used in application where a film is provided by coating with such materials as sugars, polyethyleneglycol, polyvinylalcohol, hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose, an intermediate coat, and an enteric coating containing entero- soluble gastro resistants made of latex suspension of polymers such as cellulose acetate phthalate, methacrylic acid, methacrylic esters, methacrylic acid copolymers.
This process involves multi-step processing such as preparation of core, intermediate layer and enteric coatings and may involve a number of controlling points like dry mixing of the drug with inert excipients, granulation of the mass, lubrication, compression, followed by a coating of intermediate layer and finally coating by an enteric layer, thereby making the process a multi-step process with each step subjected to the active ingredient analysis thereby not only making the process cumbersome but also increasing the cost of the product.
Objectives of the present invention.
The main objective of the present invention is, therefore , to provide an improved stable pharmaceutical composition containing substituted benzimidazoles useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers .
Another objective of the present invention is to provide an improved stable pharmaceutical composition containing substituted benzimidazoles useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers without the necessity of using an alkali agent or alkali salt of the substituted benzimidazole for the stability of the formulation.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide an improved stable pharmaceutical composition containing substituted benzimidazoles useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers by using most commonly available inert and non
-acid / non-alkaline and safe pharmaceutical excipients to create an appropriate
microenvironment for the active drug , namely the substituted benzimidazoles , since they are unstable in acidic / neutral environment and to release the active ingredient only in an alkaline environment .
Still another objective of the present invention is to provide an improved stable pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers which does not release the drug in the stomach ( acidic environment ) but releases the drug (substituted benzimidazoles ) in the intestine ( alkaline environment ) .
Still another objective of the present invention is to provide an improved and stable pharmaceutical composition containing substituted benzimidazoles as hard gelatin capsules useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers to facilitate to disaggregate quickly in the neutral to alkaline environment in the intestine with complete dissolution of the substituted benzimidazoles in the intestine.
Yet another objective of the invention is to provide a process for the preparation of an improved and stable pharmaceutical composition containing substituted benzimidazoles useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers as described above useful for oral adminstration in capsule form.
The present invention has been developed based on our finding that when some of the most commonly available pharmaceutically inert, non-alkaline / non- acid pharmaceutical excipients such as dicalcium phosphate, dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate, talc, titaniumdioxide, starch, sodium lauryl sulphate, micro crystalline cellulose powder, magnesium stearate and the like are mixed judiciously along with benzimidazoles such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole, their salts or their mixtures and processed resulting in a composition which is stable during its passage through the stomach and remains in a microenvironment that is not acidic or lower than pH 7.0, at the same time when the composition exits from the stomach and reaches the proximal part of the intestine, the drug dissolves rapidly.
The present invention provides a composition composed of an inert core coated with a layer which contains the active ingredient(s) devoid of any alkali reacting compounds, coated in turn with an intermediate coat, also devoid of any alkali reacting compounds and a final external gastro resistant or enteric coating. The composition of the present invention is also characterized in that it does not dissolve in an acid medium, but dissolves quickly at an alkaline pH and present good stability in terms of dosage and in gastroresistance and dissolution in the small intestine.
The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises an inert core, constituted by starch and sugar, coated with a layer containing at least one substituted benzimidazole in the micronized form, which is mixed with pharmaceutically acceptable non-alkaline and inert pharmaceutical excipients, this layer in turn being coated with an intermediate coating and an enteric coating.
The present invention provides an improved stable pharmaceutical composition as a hard gelatin capsule dosage containing a substituted benzimidazole (omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole), or its salts or its mixture thereof, constituted by a succession of layers arranged around an inert, spherical core prepared from sugar and starch.
The composition of the present invention in the dosage form comprises :
(1) An inert core
(2) An active coating
(3) An intermediate coating and (4) An enteric coating
The inert cores are constituted by pharmaceutically acceptable inert excipients and which are coated with a layer containing at least one benzimidazole in micronised form (omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole or rabeprazole ), or their salts or their mixtures, mixed with pharmaceutically acceptable inert excipients, so that this layer quickly disaggregates. This drug layer is covered by intermediate coating comprising of a neutral
film-forming agent and finally this layer is coated with an enteric coating. The pellets have spherical symmetry and have a moisture level that guarantees good stability under normal storage conditions. The pellets are placed in hard gelatine capsules and it is in this form that they are administered to patients.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an improved stable pharmaceutical composition containing substituted benzimidazoles useful for the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers in the form of gelatine capsules which comprises I. An inert core comprising of sugar and starch II. The inert core having a coating of an active coating comprising at least one benzimidazole or its salts or their mixtures in micronised form with an inert pharmaceutically acceptable film forming agent and inert non-acidic / non- alkaline pharmaceutical excipients. III. The resulting product having a coating of an intermediate coating comprising the same film forming agent as used for the coating of the inert core and the same inert non-acidic / non-alkaline pharmaceutical excipients. IN. The resulting product having an enteric coating of a mixture of an enteric polymer, plasticizer and anti-adherent. According to another feature of the present invention there is provided a process for the preparation of an improved and stable pharmaceutical composition useful for treating gastric and deuodonal ulcers which comprises
I. Forming an inert core comprising of sugar and starch in the form of spherical or nearly spherical pellets.
II. Providing to the inert core a coating of an active coating comprising of at least one benzimidazole or its salts or their mixtures in micronised form, an inert
pharmaceutically acceptable film forming agent and inert non-acidic / non- alkaline pharmaceutical excipients.
III. Providing the resulting spherical or nearly spherical pellets with an intermediate coating comprising of the same film forming agent as used in step (ii) above and the same inert non-acidic / non-alkaline pharmaceutical excipients.
IN. Providing to the resulting spherical or nearly spherical pellets with an yet another coating of an enteric coating layer comprising of a mixture of an enteric polymer, plasticizer and anti-adherent.
The sugar used for the inner core may consist of sugars such as sucrose, mannitol, lactose and the like. The core may be formed in a spherical or nearly spherical shape pellets. The amount of sugars and starch may range from 150.0 mg to 800.0 mg and lOO.Omg to 600.0 mg per gram of composition preferably may range from 200.0 mg to 600.0 mg and 150.0 mg to 500.0 mg.
The active pharmaceutical agents employed may be selected from benzimadazole derivatives such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole and their salts or their mixtures thereof. The amount of active drug may range from 30 .0 mg to 200.0 mg preferably may range from 50.0 mg to 150.0 mg per gram of the composition.
The film forming agent used in the active coating for binding the active pharmaceutical ingredient to. the inert core is selected from cellulose derivatives such as hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, carboxy methyl cellulose and polyvinyl pyrrolidone derivatives and alginate derivatives or a
mixture thereof. The amount of film forming agent may range from 20.0 mg to 200.0 mg preferably may range from 25.0 mg to 150.0 mg per gram of composition. The excipients when used in the active coating may be selected from materials such as microcrystalline cellulose powder, dicalcium phosphate, sodium lauryl sulphate, dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate, alginic acid, talc, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, starch and a mixture thereof and the coating solvent employed for active coating is purified water. The amount of the excipient may range from 0.2 mg to 100.0 mg preferably may range from 1.Omg to 80.0 mg per gram of composition. The intermediate coating consists of a film forming agent The film forming agent is selected from cellulose derivatives such as hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, carboxy methylcellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone derivatives and alginate derivatives or a mixture thereof. The amount of the film forming agent may range from 20.0 mg to 200.0 mg preferably may range from 25.0 mg to 150.0 mg per gram of composition. The intermediate cores may also contain a excipient. The excipients used may be selected from materials such as microcrystalline cellulose powder, di-calcium phosphate, sodium lauryl sulphate, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, alginic acid, talc, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, starch, etc or a mixture thereof. The amount of excipient employed may range from 2.0 mg to 100.0 mg preferably may range from 3.0 mg to 80.0 mg per gram.
The polymer used for the enteric coating of the composition may be those such as cellulose derivatives or methacrylic acid derivatives or the mixture thereof. The enteric
polymeric composition also contains plasticizer and anti-adherents. Further it may also optionally contain colorants and opacifiers.
The amount of polymer employed for the enteric coating may range from 20.0 mg to
300.0 mg preferably may range from 50.0 mg to 250.0 mg per gram of composition. The cellulose derivatives used in the enteric coating may be selected from materials such as Cellulose acetate phthalate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate and methacrylic acid derivatives such as Eudragit L 100 - 55, Eudragit L 30D-55.
The plasticizer used may be selected from materials such as fatty alcohol derivatives such as cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol or phthalate derivatives such as diethyl phthalate, dipropyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate or polyethelene glycol derivatives.
The amount of plasticizer employed for enteric coating may range from 1.0 mg to 60.0 mg, preferably may range from 2.0 mg to 50.0 mg per gram of composition.
The anti-adherents used in the enteric coating may be selected from materials such as talc, stearate, stearic acid, hydrogenated castor oil or the mixture thereof. The colorants and opacifiers may be selected from iron oxides, titanium dioxide, or mixture thereof.
The amount of anti-adherents if employed may range from 2.0 mg to 120.0 mg, preferably may range from 4.0 mg to 100.0 mg per gram of composition.
The amount of opacifiers may range from 0.1 mg to 40.0 mg preferably may range from 0.5 to 30.0 mg per gram of composition
The solvent used for enteric coating may be selected from aqueous or organic solvents or mixture thereof. The aqueous solvents used may be purified water and the organic
solvents such as isopropyl alcohol, acetone, ethanol or mixture thereof may be used. They are present in traces after processing is completed.
The composition is made in the form of pellets, which are then filled, into hard gelatin capsules of suitable size depending upon the assay and required therapeutic dose of the drug.
Sugar spheres may be used as fillers or excipients to adjust the fill weight of the capsules.
The invention is explained in detail in the Examples given below which are provided by way of illustration only and therefore should not be construed to limit the scope of the invention.
The hard gelatin capsules comes in various sizes such as 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, etc., to accommodate various amounts of the composition. In the example 1 given below , for 20 mg of omeprazole size 2 is selected as capsule size for holding the composition , namely 20 mg of omeprazole is distributed over a number of coated pellets, before filling into the capsule, we need to analyse the coated pellets to find out how many of these coated pellets shall be filled into size 2 capsule to achieve 20mg of omeprazole . similar explantion holds good for other capsule sizes described in other examples also.
Example 1
Ingredients Quantity (mg/gm)
Active coating
Sugar spheres 490.00 Omeprazole 90.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 50.00
Dicalcium phosphate 40.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 30.00
Talc 5.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Purified water q.s
Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 25.00
Dicalcium Phosphate 20.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 1.00 0 Talc 30.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Purified water q.s
Enteric coating 5 c
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Phthalate 120.00
Cetyl alcohol 24.00
Diethyl phthalate 12.00
Talc 54.00 0 Titanium dioxide 5.00
Isopropyl alcohol q.s
Acetone q.s
Manufacturing Procedure : D
A. Active coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of omeprazole , dicalcium phosphate, talc and 0 titanium dioxide were added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension prepared as described above was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
5 B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and dicalcium phosphate was added to it. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted
through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the active coating pellets prepared and described as above and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in a coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w. C. Enteric coating
Diethyl phthalate and cetyl alcohol were dissolved in a solvent blend of Isopropyl alcohol and acetone followed by Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate . Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution. The intermediate coated pellets prepared as described as above were loaded in fluid bed coater and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The pellets were then dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "2" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 20mg of Omeprazole., depending on the assay
Example 2
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm) a) Active coating
Sugar spheres 481.00
Omeprazole 86.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 60.00 Microcrystalline cellulose powder 50.00
Sodium Lauryl sulphate 10.00
Titanium dioxide 4.00
Talc 5.00
Purified water q.s
b) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 50.00
Microcrystalline cellulose powder 42.00
Sodium lauryl sulphate 5.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Talc 3.00
Purified water q.s
c) Enteric coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate 120.00
Cetyl alcohol 24.00 Diethyl phthalate 12.00
Talc 36.00
Titanium dioxide 10.00
Isopropyl alcohol q.s
Acetone q.s
Manufacturing Procedure :
A. Active coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and sodium lauryl sulphate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of omeprazole , microcrystalline cellulose powder and titanium dioxide and talc were added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and sodium lauryl sulphate were dissolved in water. Microcrystalline cellulose powder , titanium dioxide and talc were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A perforated coating Pan was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
C. Enteric coating
Diethyl phthalate and cetyl alcohol were dissolved in a solvent blend of isopropyl alcohol and acetone followed by Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution. The intermediate coated pellets prepared as described above were loaded in a perforated coating pan and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "0" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 40 mg of Omeprazole., depending on the assay .
Example 3
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm)
a. Active coating
Sugar spheres 400.00
Omeprazole 85.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 55.00
Starch 40.00
Magnesium Stearate 25.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 8.00
Titanium dioxide 3.00
Purified water q.s
b. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 25.00 Starch 18.00 Magnesium Stearate 11.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 2.00 Titanium dioxide 4.00 Purified water q.s
c. Enteric coating
Eudragit L-30D-55 720mg of dispersion eq. To 240.00mg of solids
Polyethylene glycol 6000 12.00
Talc 45.00
Titanium dioxide 15.00
Triethyl citrate 12.00 Purified Water q.s
Manufacturing Procedure :
A. Active coating Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of omeprazole , starch, magnesium stearate and titanium dioxide were added to it with continuous stirring. A fluidbed coater was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the fluidbed coater to a moisture content below 2% w/w. B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water. Titanium dioxide , starch and magnesium stearate were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A fluid bed coater was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resultant pellets were dried in the fluidbed coater to a moisture content below 2% w/w. C. Enteric coating
Polyethlene glycol 6000 was dissolved in water and added to Eudragit L-30D-55 dispersion with continuous stirring and added triethyl citrate. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in fluid bed coater and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w. The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "2" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 20mg of Omeprazole., depending on the assay
Example 4
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm)
a) Active coating
Sugar spheres 490.00 Lansoprazole 90.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 50.00
Dicalcium phosphate 40.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 30.00
Talc 5.00 Titanium dioxide 2.00
Purified water q.s
b) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 25.00
Dicalcium Phosphate 20.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 1.00
Talc 30.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00 Purified water q.s
c) Enteric coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Phthalate 120.00
Cetyl alcohol 24.00
Diethyl phthalate 12.00
Talc 54.00
Titanium dioxide 5.00
Isopropyl alcohol q.s
Acetone q.s
Manufacturing Procedure
A. Active Coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Lansoprazole , dicalcium phosphate, talc and titanium dioxide were added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension on to the sugar spheres was
sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content reached below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and dicalcium phosphate was added to it. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
c.Enteric coating
Diethyl phthalate and cetyl alcohol were dissolved in a solvent blend of Isopropyl alcohol and acetone followed by Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate . Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in a perforated coating pan and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w. The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "3" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 15 mg of Lansoprazole ., depending on the assay.
Example 5
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm)
a) Active Coating
Sugar spheres 481.00
Lansoprazole 86.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 60.00 Microcrystalline cellulose powder 50.00
Sodium Lauryl sulphate 10.00
Titanium dioxide 4.00
Talc 5.00
Purified water q.s
b) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 50.00
Microcrystalline cellulose powder 42.00
Sodium lauryl sulphate 5.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Talc 3.00
Purified water q.s
c) Enteric coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate 120.00
Cetyl alcohol 24.00
Diethyl phthalate 12.00
Talc 36.00
Titanium dioxide 10.00
Isopropyl alcohol q.s
Acetone q.s
Manufacturing Procedure : a) Active Coating Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and sodium lauryl sulphate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Lansoprazole , microcrystalline cellulose powder and titanium dioxide and talc were added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and sodium lauryl sulphate were dissolved in water. Microcrystalline cellulose powder , titanium dioxide and talc were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
C. Enteric coating
Diethyl phthalate and cetyl alcohol were dissolved in a solvent blend of isopropyl alcohol and acetone followed by Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate. Talc and titanium dioxide sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in fluid bed coater and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried till the moisture content reached below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size " 1 " after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 30 mg of Lansoprazole., depending on the assay.
Example 6
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm) a) Active Coating
Sugar spheres 400.00 Lansoprazole 85.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 55.00
Starch 40.00
Magnesium Stearate 25.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 8.00 Titanium dioxide 3.00
Purified water q.s
b) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 25.00
Starch 18.00
Magnesium Stearate 11.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 2.00
Titanium dioxide 4.00 Purified water q.s
c) Enteric coating
Eudragit L-30D-55 720mg of dispersion eq. To
240.00mg of solids
Polyethylene glycol 6000 12.00
Talc 45.00
Titanium dioxide 15.00 Triethyl citrate 12.00
Purified Water q.s
Manufacturing Procedure : A. Active Coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Lansoprazole , starch, magnesium stearate and titanium dioxide were added to it with continuous stirring. A fluid bed coater was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water. Titanium dioxide , starch and magnesium stearate were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A fluid bed coater was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
C. Enteric coating
Polyethlene glycol 6000 was dissolved in water and added to Eudragit L-30D-55 dispersion with continuous stirring and triethyl citrate was added to it . Talc and titanium dioxide were shifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in fluid bed coater and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in a coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "1" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 30 mg of Lansoprazole., depending on the assay.
Example 7
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm) a) Active Coating
Sugar spheres 490.00
Pantoprazole sodium 90.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 50,00
Dicalcium phosphate 40.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 30.00
Talc 5.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Purified water q.s
b) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 25.00
Dicalcium Phosphate 20.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 1.00
Talc 30.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Purified water q.s
c) Enteric coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Phthalate 120.00 Cetyl alcohol 24.00 Diethyl phthalate 12.00
Talc 54.00
Titanium dioxide 5.00
Isopropyl alcohol q.s
Acetone q.s
Manufacturing Procedure :
A. Active coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Pantoprazole sodium , dicalcium phosphate, talc and titanium dioxide were added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w. B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and dicalcium phosphate was added to it. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
C. Enteric coating
Diethyl phthalate and cetyl alcohol were dissolved in a solvent blend of Isopropyl alcohol and acetone followed by Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate . Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in fluid bed coater and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "1" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 40 mg of Pantoprazole., depending on the assay.
Example 8
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm) a) Active Coating
Sugar spheres 481.00
Pantoprazole sodium 86.00 Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 60.00
Microcrystalline cellulose powder 50.00
Sodium Lauryl sulphate 10.00
Titanium dioxide 4.00
Talc 5.00 Purified water ' q.s
b) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 50.00
Microcrystalline cellulose powder 42.00
Sodium lauryl sulphate 5.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Talc 3.00
Purified water q.s
c) Enteric coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate 120.00
Cetyl alcohol 24.00
Diethyl phthalate 12.00
Talc 36.00
Titanium dioxide 10.00
Isopropyl alcohol q.s
Acetone q.s
Manufacturing Procedure : A. Active Coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and sodium lauryl sulphate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Pantoprazole sodium , microcrystalline cellulose powder , titanium dioxide and talc was added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was applied on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets are dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and sodium lauryl sulphate were dissolved in water. Microcrystalline cellulose powder and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A fluid bed coater was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets are dried in the fluid bed coater to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
C) Enteric coating
Diethyl phthalate and cetyl alcohol were dissolved in a solvent blend of isopropyl alcohol and acetone followed by Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution. The intermediate coatinged pellets were loaded in fluid bed coater and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets . The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below
2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "2" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 20 mg of Pantoprazole., depending on the assay.
Example 9 Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm)
A) Active Coating
Sugar spheres 400.00
Pantoprazole sodium 85.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 55.00
Starch 40.00
Magnesium Stearate 25.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 8.00
Titanium dioxide 3.00
Purified water q.s
B) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 25.00 Starch 18.00
Magnesium Stearate 11.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 2.00
Titanium dioxide 4.00
Purified water q.s
C) Enteric coating
Eudragit L-30D-55 720mg of dispersion eq. To
240.00mg of solids Polyethylene glycol 6000 12.00
Talc 45.00
Titanium dioxide 15.00
Triethyl citrate 12.00
Purified Water q.s
Manufacturing Procedure :
A. Active Coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Pantoprazole sodium , starch, magnesium stearate and titanium dioxide were added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The pellets were dried in the coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water. Titanium dioxide , starch and magnesium stearate were sifted through 200# and
added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w. C. Enteric coating
Polyethlene glycol 6000 was dissolved in water and added to Eudragit L-30D-55 dispersion with continuous stirring and added triethyl citrate. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in a perforated coating pan and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "1" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 40 mg of Pantoprazole., depending on the assay.
Example 10
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm)
A) Active Coating
Sugar spheres 490.00
Rabeprazole sodium 90.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose ] E5 50.00
Dicalcium phosphate 40.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 30.00
Talc 5.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Purified water q.s
B) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 25.00
Dicalcium Phosphate 20.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 1.00
Talc 30.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Purified water q.s
C) Enteric coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Phthalate 120.00
Cetyl alcohol 24.00 Diethyl phthalate 12.00
Talc 54.00
Titanium dioxide 5.00
Isopropyl alcohol q.s
Acetone q.s
Manufacturing Procedure :
A. Active Coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Rabeprazole sodium , dicalcium phosphate, talc and titanium dioxide was added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and added dicalcium phosphate. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
C. Enteric coating
Diethyl phthalate and cetyl alcohol were dissolved in a solvent blend of Isopropyl alcohol and acetone followed by Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate . Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in the perforated coating pan and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "2" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 20 mg of Rabeprazole., depending on the assay.
Example 11
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm) A) Active Coating
Sugar spheres 481.00
Rabeprazole sodium 86.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 60.00 Microcrystalline cellulose powder 50.00
Sodium Lauryl sulphate 10.00
Titanium dioxide 4.00
Talc 5.00
Purified water q.s
B) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 50.00
Microcrystalline cellulose powder 42.00 Sodium lauryl sulphate 5.00
Titanium dioxide 2.00
Talc 3.00
Purified water q.s
C) Enteric coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate 120.00
Cetyl alcohol 24.00
Diethyl phthalate 12.00
Talc 36.00
Titanium dioxide 10.00
Isopropyl alcohol q.s Acetone q.s
Manufacturing Procedure :
A. Active Coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and sodium lauryl sulphate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Rabeprazole sodium , microcrystalline cellulose powder , titanium dioxide and talc was added to it with continuous stirring. A perforated coating pan was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the perforated coating pan to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and sodium lauryl sulphate were dissolved in water. Microcrystalline cellulose powder , titanium dioxide and talc were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A fluid bed coater was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the fluid bed coater to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
C. Enteric coating
Diethyl phthalate and cetyl alcohol were dissolved in a solvent blend of isopropyl alcohol and acetone followed by Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose phthalate. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in fluid bed coater and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "2" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 20 mg of Rabeprazole., depending on the assay.
Example 12
Ingredients Quantity(mg/gm)
A) Active Coating
Sugar spheres 400.00
Rabeprazole sodium 85.00
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 55.00
Starch 40.00
Magnesium Stearate 25.00 Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 8.00
Titanium dioxide 3.00
Purified water q.s
B) Intermediate coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 25.00
Starch 18.00
Magnesium Stearate 11.00
Dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate 2.00
Titanium dioxide 4.00
Purified water q.s
C) Enteric coating
Eudragit L-30D-55 720mg of dispersion eq. To
240.00mg of solids
Polyethylene glycol 6000 12.00 Talc 45.00
Titanium dioxide 15.00 Triethyl citrate 12.00 Purified Water q.s
Manufacturing Procedure
A. Active Coating
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water and the micronised mixture of Rabeprazole sodium , starch, magnesium stearate and titanium dioxide was added to it with continuous stirring. A fluid bed coater was loaded with the sugar spheres and the drug suspension was sprayed on to the sugar spheres. The resulting pellets were dried in the fluid bed coater to the moisture content below 2% w/w.
B. Intermediate coating Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose E5 and dioctyl sodium sulpho succinate were dissolved in water. Titanium dioxide , starch and magnesium stearate were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. A fluid bed coater pan was loaded with the active coated pellets and the intermediate coating dispersion was applied on to the pellets. The resulting pellets were dried in the fluid bed coater to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
C. Enteric coating
Polyethlene glycol 6000 was dissolved in water and added to Eudragit L-30D-55 dispersion with continuous stirring and added triethyl citrate. Talc and titanium dioxide were sifted through 200# and added to the polymer solution with continuous stirring. The intermediate coated pellets were loaded in fluid bed coater and the enteric coating dispersion was applied on to these pellets. The resulting pellets were dried to a moisture content below 2% w/w.
The enteric coated pellets are filled into hard gelatin capsules size "2" after dilution with sugar spheres, to obtain the dose of 20 mg of Rabeprazole., depending on the assay.
Advantages of the present invention:
1. The composition is stable.
2. The composition does not employ any alkali agent. 3. The composition is simple, commercially viable, economical and highly reproduceable.
4. All the materials used in the composition , particularly those used for preparing the active coating and intermediate coating are biocompatible, widely available, pharmaceutically inert, economical and have a high degree of safety.
5. The active ingredient is not released in the stomach but released only in the intestine ( namely in an alkaline environment). In other words, the composition is protected in the acidic environment of the gastric system and is released in the alkaline environment of the intestinal system.
6. The pellets can be processed in any type of available equipments , for example , from the perforated coating pan to automatic fluidised bed pelletisation and coating equipments making the preparation of the composition simple and versatile.
7. The pellets can be processed free from organic solvents thereby making it safe to handle for operational staff as it is non hazardous.
8. The process does not create pollution ie it is environmentally safe .