Desenvolvimento de formas farmacêuticas sólidas contendo alto teor de produto seco por aspersão de frutos de Libidibia ferrea mart

Abstract

Libidibia ferrea is an important plant species from Brazil, as pharmacology studies demonstrating potential therapeutic effects, such as anti-inflammatory and hypoglycemic associated with active substances, particularly in the stem bark and fruit. However, there are a few studies of the technological knowledge from transformation of the plant in a final dosage. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop and assess the feasibility of obtaining solid dosage forms containing high spray dried product from fruit Libidibia ferrea. The plant material was collected, processed and characterized according to the quality control parameters. The spray dried extract (PSA) was produced from the optimization of the drying process of the extraction solution, which aimed to improve the yield and the physicochemical characteristics of the powder. The improved PSA was used to produce granulates, evaluating the efficiency of the method by wet and suitable granulating agent. The granules produced were characterized from a technological point of view and used as an intermediate for handling capsules. The influence of different flow regulators in the formulation of capsules (magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate and colloidal silicon dioxide) was studied by means of tests recommended by the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia (weight average, disintegration and liodisponibility). In order to evaluate the chemical stability during the production process it was determined content of total polyphenols in all process steps. The results obtained showed that the raw material is within the required quality standards and can be used for the production of pharmaceutical forms. The polyphenols content has not changed significantly during the drying process of the extraction solution, indicating that there was no degradation of constituents. The Eudragit E® proved to be a good granulation agent at a concentration of 15%, resulting in somewhat friable granules (1.68%) and high yield (80.6%) granulating the wet method. The presence of the flow regulators in the formulations did not cause significant differences in accordance with the tests performed demonstrate that the use thereof does not imply changes which impair the quality and efficacy of the product. The dissolution profile showed that the capsules did not suffer total dissolution (up 78.676%), which may be associated with several factors related to the formulation, dissolution medium, among others. Thus, the present study demonstrated that it is feasible the production of solid dosage forms, such as granules and capsules from the PSA given plant species, however further studies are still needed, particularly for the determination of chemical markers in order to analyze the stability of analytical method.