Herewith are presented the results of an investigation the statistical power of USP compendial release tests and recommended alternatives. <br>The U.S. drug supply chain, formerly protected by a closed distribution network, is now threatened by the legal and illegal importation of drug products. Whereas quality can never be inspected into final products, compendial release standards may represent the only valid assessment that products of dubious origin would receive. Reliable tests for content uniformity and dissolution are required to protect the safety of the supply chain. A study was designed to test the hypothesis that existing compendial tests for content uniformity and dissolution would protect the supply chain against substandard and counterfeit drugs if basic field tests failed. <br>Compendial tests for content uniformity and dissolution were evaluated for statistical power using simulation studies. The results revealed that the revised content uniformity test, based on tolerance analysis, was subject to an unacceptable level of consumers' risk. The Bergum method proved to be an excellent secondary standard for product assessment and is recommended as an alternative to the USP method. Simulations with the USP dissolution test revealed significant weaknesses and inconsistencies in the test structure. Theoretical models and power assessments confirmed that the coverage specification of the dissolution test was an unacceptably high 50% coverage with 50% confidence. <br>A Bayesian D-optimal design program was used to investigate alternative methods to improve the coverage capability of the USP dissolution test. The result of this program was the identification of two alternatives to the existing USP procedure. The first alternative is based on the addition of attribute coverage tests to stages 2 and 3 of the USP test, whereas the second alternative is based on the concept of tolerance analysis. <br>Validation studies confirmed that both alternatives significantly improved the statistical power of the USP dissolution test without increasing the sample size or modifying the current three-stage procedure. The attribute test is non-parametric and behaves similarly to the existing USP with improved coverage, whereas the continuous alternative is more sensitive and is consistent with the recent revisions to the content uniformity test. / Mylan School of Pharmacy and the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmaceutics / PhD / Dissertation

Orientador: Ronei Jesus Poppi / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T21:54:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carneiro_RenatoLajarim_D.pdf: 16062859 bytes, checksum: c72b3cda768bf8c8db297365bc89231c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Foram estudadas metodologias quimiométricas para análises exploratórias e quantitativas de preparações farmacêuticas utilizando a técnica de espectroscopia de imagens na região do infravermelho próximo (NIR) e início do infravermelho médio (MIR). Foram realizadas três aplicações como segue: 1ª Análise exploratória para diagnosticar separações de fases em um medicamento apresentado na forma de pomada. Foram utilizados os métodos de Análise das Componentes Principais (PCA) e Resolução Multivariada de Curvas ¿ Quadrados Mínimos Alternados (MCR-ALS). Foi possível constatar que o solvente do princípio ativo (API) não formava uma fase estável com o veículo utilizado, ocorrendo separação de fases; 2ª Análise exploratória para diagnosticar formação de cristais em um medicamento apresentado na forma de creme (emulsão). Foram utilizados os métodos PCA e MCR-ALS. Foi observada a cristalização do API com o solvente utilizado; 3ª Determinação da distribuição superficial do princípio ativo e excipientes em comprimidos, avaliando a homogeneidade da amostra. Foram utilizados modelos PCA para análise exploratória e modelos Quadrados Mínimos Parciais por Intervalos (iPLS) para quantificação. Os mapas de concentração mostraram que o medicamento em questão era homogêneo com exceção de alguns cristais presentes. De maneira geral, a técnica de espectroscopia de imagens mostrou grande potencial na determinação da homogeneidade de fármacos, gerando resultados que podem ser interpretados visualmente através dos mapas de absorção, escores ou de concentração. / Abstract: Chemometric methods were studied for exploratory and quantitative analysis of pharmaceutical preparations using near and mid infrared (NIR and MIR) imaging spectroscopy. Three applications were accomplished as follows: 1st Exploratory analysis to diagnose phase separation in a ointment formulation. It was used Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multivariate Curve Resolution - Alternating Least Squares (MCR-ALS) methods. Phase separation was observed between ointment base (vehicle) and solvent of the active ingredient (API); 2nd Exploratory analysis to diagnose crystallization process in a cream (emulsion). It was used PCA and MCR-ALS methods. Crystallization was observed after stability period due precipitation of a API salt; 3rd Determination of superficial distribution of the API and excipients in tablets in order to evaluate sample homogeneity. PCA models were used for exploratory analysis and Interval Partial Least Squares (iPLS) model was applied for API and excipient quantification. Concentration maps of tablets showed good API and excipient homogeneity, except for a few large crystals. These applications showed that imaging spectroscopy is a powerful tool for homogeneity studies of pharmaceutical preparations. Results of three applications could be visually interpreted through absorption, score and concentration maps. / Doutorado / Quimica Analitica / Doutor em Ciências

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