title: A new biorelevant dissolution method for orodispersible films.
abstract: Specific knowledge about the dissolution behavior under biorelevant conditions is of high interest for the rational development of orodispersible films (ODFs). As the conditions in the oral cavity strongly differ from those in the gastrointestinal tract and from those performed with the pharmacopoeial test setups, a biorelevant dissolution setup was developed in this work, considering the mechanical force of the tongue, the saliva flow, the small fluid volume and the saliva composition. Especially in the initial phase, dissolution profiles of KTP (ketoprofen) ODFs observed by the new method showed a slower drug release than obtained with setups based on conventional dissolution methods. 27.47% KTP release after 100s was detected using the new method, compared to 59.29-82.55% detected without considering the in vivo conditions. Furthermore, an influence of the simulated in vivo conditions on the dissolution profile was observed. By simulating either saliva flow or mechanical force, the KTP release after 100s was two to three times higher (18.78% and 14.18%) compared to the profiles, measured without considering one of the parameters (6.76%). Further studies have to show, whether obtained data are comparable to in vivo data to predict drug release profiles of ODFs in the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address: raphael.krampe@uni-duesseldorf.de.
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krampe
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address: daniel.sieber@uni-duesseldorf.de.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sieber
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address: miriam.pein@uni-duesseldorf.de.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pein-Hackelbusch
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address: joerg.breitkreutz@uni-duesseldorf.de.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Breitkreutz
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D007660:Ketoprofen / Q000737:chemistry*; D012463:Saliva / Q000502:physiology; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D007660:Ketoprofen
keywords: Biorelevant method; Dissolution testing; In-line measurement; Ketoprofen; Orodispersible films