Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:16:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EdilenePL_DISSERT.pdf: 1151865 bytes, checksum: 7a412187753da50d4030404745c567f7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-26 / According to the global framework regarding new cases of tuberculosis, Brazil appears at the 18th place. Thus, the Ministry of Health has defined this disease as a priority in the governmental policies. As a consequence, studies concerning treatment and prevention have increased. Fixed-dose combination formulations (FDC) are recognized as beneficial and are recommended by WHO, but they present instability and loss on rifampicin bioavailability. The main purpose of this work was to carry out a pre-formulation study with the schedule 1 tuberculosis treatment drugs: rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol and pharmaceutical excipients (lactose, cellulose, magnesium stearate and talc), in order to develop an FDC product (150 mg of rifampicin + 75 mg of isoniazid + 400 mg of pyrazinamide + 250 mg of ethambutol). The studies consisted of the determination of particle size and distribution (Ferret s diameter) and shape through optical microscopy, as well as rheological and technological properties (bulk and tapped densities, Hausner Factor, Carr s Index, repose angle and flux rate) and interactions among drugs and drug excipient through thermal analysis (DSC, DTA, TG and your derivate). The results showed that, except isoniazid, the other drugs presented poor rheological properties, determined by the physical characteristics of the particles: small size and rod like particles shape for rifampicin; rectangular shape for pyrazinamide and ethambutol, beyond its low density. The 4 drug mixture also not presented flowability, particularly that one containing drug quantity indicated for the formulation of FDC products. In this mixture, isoniazid, that has the best flowability, was added in a lower concentration. The addition of microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate and talc to the drug mixtures improved flowability properties. In DSC analysis probable interactions among drugs were found, supporting the hypothesis of ethambutol and pyrazinamide catalysis of the rifampicin-isoniazid reaction resulting in 3- formylrifamycin isonicotinyl hydrazone (HYD) as a degradation product. In the mixtures containing lactose Supertab? DSC curves evidenced incompatibility among drugs and excipient. In the DSC curves of mixtures containing cellulose MC101?, magnesium stearate and talc, no alterations were observed comparing to the drug profiles. The TG/DTG of the binary and ternary mixtures curves showed different thermogravimetrics profiles relating that observed to the drug isolated, with the thermal decomposition early supporting the evidences of incompatibilities showed in the DSC and DTA curves / De acordo com o quadro mundial da tuberculose, o Brasil ocupa o 18? lugar em n?mero de casos novos, assim o Minist?rio da Sa?de definiu a doen?a como prioridade entre as Pol?ticas Governamentais de Sa?de. Desde ent?o se intensificaram os estudos relacionados ao tratamento e preven??o desta doen?a. As formula??es em dose fixa combinada (DFC) s?o reconhecidas como ben?ficas e apoiadas pela OMS, mas apresentam problemas de instabilidade e queda na biodisponibilidade da rifampicina. O objetivo principal desse trabalho foi realizar estudo de pr?-formula??o com os f?rmacos que integram o esquema 1 para o tratamento da tuberculose: rifampicina, isoniazida, pirazinamida e etambutol e excipientes farmac?uticos (lactose, celulose, estearato de magn?sio e talco), visando o desenvolvimento de um produto em dose fixa combinada (150 mg de rifampicina + 75 mg de isoniazida + 400 mg de pirazinamida + 250 mg de etambutol). Os estudos consistiram na determina??o do tamanho e distribui??o das part?culas (di?metro de Ferret) e forma por microscopia ?ptica, al?m das propriedades reol?gicas e tecnol?gicas (densidades aparente e de compacta??o, Fator de Hausner, ?ndice de Carr, ?ngulo de repouso e velocidade de escoamento) e das intera??es entre os f?rmacos e f?rmacos-excipientes por an?lise t?rmica (DSC, DTA, TG e sua derivada). Os resultados mostraram que ? exce??o da isoniazida, os demais f?rmacos apresentaram propriedades reol?gicas pobres, determinadas pelas caracter?sticas f?sicas das part?culas: tamanho reduzido e forma de agulhas da rifampicina; forma retangular da pirazinamida e etambutol, al?m da baixa densidade deste ?ltimo. A mistura dos quatro ativos tamb?m n?o apresentou fluxo, especialmente a prepara??o contendo a quantidade de f?rmacos preconizada para a formula??o de produtos em dose fixa combinada, uma vez que nessa mistura, a isoniazida, que possui o melhor fluxo, foi adicionada a uma concentra??o menor. A adi??o de celulose microcristalina, estearato de magn?sio e talco ?s misturas dos f?rmacos, melhorou as propriedades de fluxo. Nas an?lises por DSC foram encontradas prov?veis intera??es entre as subst?ncias ativas, refor?ando a hip?tese de cat?lise por etambutol e pirazinamida para a rea??o entre rifampicina e isoniazida que resulta no produto de degrada??o 3-(isonicotinoilhidrazinometil)rifamicina. Nas curvas de DSC das misturas contendo lactose Supertab? foi evidenciada a ocorr?ncia de incompatibilidade entre os f?rmacos e o excipiente. As curvas de DSC das misturas contendo celulose MC101?, estearato de magn?sio e talco n?o apresentaram altera??es em rela??o ao perfil dos f?rmacos. As curvas de TG/DTG das misturas bin?rias e tern?rias apresentaram perfis termogravim?tricos diferentes em rela??o ao observado para os f?rmacos isoladamente, com in?cio da decomposi??o t?rmica antecipada, dando suporte as evid?ncias de incompatibilidades encontradas nas curvas de DSC e DTA