Solid solution polymorphs afford two highly soluble co-drug forms of tolbutamide and chlorpropamide

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Nov 30;59(96):14321-14324. doi: 10.1039/d3cc04725c.

Abstract

The search for solid solutions of class-two insulin secretagogues, tolbutamide and chlorpropamide, reveals a rare case of monotropic polymorphism for the mixed crystals. At any stoichiometry, two crystal forms are isolated that are kinetically stable at room temperature from a few months to over a year. Dissolution tests certify the solubility advantage of the solid solutions over the pure drugs as well as their physical mixture, suggesting a potential application as a highly soluble co-drug formulation.