Predicting the Solubility Advantage of Amorphous Drugs: Effect of pH

J Pharm Sci. 2020 Apr;109(4):1627-1629. doi: 10.1016/j.xphs.2020.01.004. Epub 2020 Jan 10.

Abstract

The solubility enhancement generated by an amorphous phase over its crystalline counterpart is unaffected by the pH of the solution (at fixed ionic strength and temperature), even for a drug containing ionizable moieties, provided that both the ionized and neutral species generated through dissolution of the solids remain dissolved.

Keywords: advantage; amorphous; enhancement; pH; prediction; solubility.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations*
  • Solubility

Substances

  • Pharmaceutical Preparations