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Development of a Clinically Relevant Dissolution Method for Metaxalone Immediate Release Formulations Based on an IVIVC Model

Development of a Clinically Relevant Dissolution Method for Metaxalone Immediate Release Formulations Based on an IVIVC Model

Lucija Vuletić, M Zahirul I Khan, Drago Špoljarić, Maja Radić, Biserka Cetina-Čižmek, Jelena Filipović-Grčić

Pharm Res. 2018 Jun 22;35(8):163.

PMID: 29934663

Abstract:

Purpose:
The aim of the present work was to classify metaxalone according to the Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS), to develop a clinically relevant dissolution method that can be used to predict the oral absorption of metaxalone and to establish an in vitro-in vivo correlation (IVIVC).
Methods:
Solubility of the drug was studied in different pH media and permeability studies were performed using a Caco-2 cell model. The in vitro dissolution and in vivo disposition of metaxalone from 3 different immediate release (IR) tablet formulations were investigated using USP 2 apparatus and a single dose, four-way, crossover bioequivalence study in healthy humans along with an oral solution of the drug, respectively. An IVIVC was established by using a direct, differential based method.
Results:
Metaxalone has been confirmed as a Class II drug according to BCS. Bioavailability studies performed in humans demonstrated that dissolution was the rate limiting step for bioavailability of the drug and one of the test products had significantly improved bioavailability compared to the marketed product Skelaxin®. An IVIVC model was developed that demonstrated an acceptable internal predictability.
Conclusion:
The IVIVC demonstrated that formulation factors play a significant role in dissolution and absorption of metaxalone. A pH 4.5 dissolution medium containing 0.5% NaCl with 0.2% SLS (USP apparatus 2 at 50 rpm) is clinically relevant to predict bioavailability of the drug and is superior to the USP method in terms of the Quality by Design (QbD) concept.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP1665481-A	Metaxalone solution		1665-48-1	Price

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