Vaibhav Pathak1, Heejun Park1, Dmitry Zemlyanov2, Sonal V Bhujbal1, Maizbha Uddin Ahmed1, Mohammad A K Azad3, Jian Li3, Qi Tony Zhou4. 1. Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA. 2. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA. 3. Infection Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia. 4. Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA. tonyzhou@purdue.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Tobramycin shows synergistic antibacterial activity with colistin and can reduce the toxic effects of colistin. The purpose of this study is to prepare pulmonary powder formulations containing both colistin and tobramycin and to assess their in vitro aerosol performance and storage stability. METHODS: The dry powder formulations were manufactured using a lab-scale spray dryer. In vitro aerosol performance was measured using a Next Generation Impactor. The storage stability of the dry powder formulations was measured at 22°C and two relative humidity levels - 20 and 55%. Colistin composition on the particle surface was measured using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. RESULTS: Two combination formulations, with 1:1 and 1:5 molar ratios of colistin and tobramycin, showed fine particle fractions (FPF) of 85%, which was significantly higher than that of the spray dried tobramycin (45%). FPF of the tobramycin formulation increased significantly when stored for four weeks at both 20% and 55% RH. In contrast, FPF values of both combination formulations and spray dried colistin remained stable at both humidity levels. Particle surface of each combination was significantly enriched in colistin molecules; 1:5 combination showed 77% by wt. colistin. CONCLUSIONS: The superior aerosol performance and aerosolization stability of 1:1 and 1:5 combination formulations of colistin and tobramycin could be attributed to enrichment of colistin on the co-spray dried particle surface. The observed powder properties may be the result of a surfactant-like assembly of these colistin molecules during spray drying, thus forming a hydrophobic particle surface.
PURPOSE: Tobramycin shows synergistic antibacterial activity with colistin and can reduce the toxic effects of colistin. The purpose of this study is to prepare pulmonary powder formulations containing both colistin and tobramycin and to assess their in vitro aerosol performance and storage stability. METHODS: The dry powder formulations were manufactured using a lab-scale spray dryer. In vitro aerosol performance was measured using a Next Generation Impactor. The storage stability of the dry powder formulations was measured at 22°C and two relative humidity levels - 20 and 55%. Colistin composition on the particle surface was measured using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. RESULTS: Two combination formulations, with 1:1 and 1:5 molar ratios of colistin and tobramycin, showed fine particle fractions (FPF) of 85%, which was significantly higher than that of the spray dried tobramycin (45%). FPF of the tobramycin formulation increased significantly when stored for four weeks at both 20% and 55% RH. In contrast, FPF values of both combination formulations and spray dried colistin remained stable at both humidity levels. Particle surface of each combination was significantly enriched in colistin molecules; 1:5 combination showed 77% by wt. colistin. CONCLUSIONS: The superior aerosol performance and aerosolization stability of 1:1 and 1:5 combination formulations of colistin and tobramycin could be attributed to enrichment of colistin on the co-spray dried particle surface. The observed powder properties may be the result of a surfactant-like assembly of these colistin molecules during spray drying, thus forming a hydrophobic particle surface.
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