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Characterization, Purity Determination and Decomposition Kinetics of Ezetimibe Under Non-Isothermal Conditions

Author(s): Guilherme A. G. Martins, Fabio S. Murakami, Maximiliano S. Sangoi, Vitor Todeschini, Larissa S. Bernardi and Paulo R. Oliveira*

Volume 15, Issue 4, 2019

Page: [327 - 332] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/1573412914666180213131010

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Abstract

Background: Ezetimibe is a lipid-lowering agent used therapeutically alone or in combination of other drugs. The properties of the solid-state of drugs are critical factors in the pharmaceutical formulation development. Several instrumental techniques can be employed in the analysis of new formulations, but the thermoanalytical techniques, provide a fast and careful evaluation of physicochemical properties of a compound.

Objective: To carry out the physicochemical characterization, purity evaluation and non-isothermal kinetic studies of ezetimibe raw material.

Methods: A combination of the following different analytical technics was employed: Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Thermogravimetric, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction.

Results: The results evidenced the crystalline characteristic of ezetimibe. The sample purity was 99.06 % ± 0.02 and the thermal decomposition followed a zero order kinetic, with activation energy of 96.56 kJ mol–1 and Arrhenius frequency factor of 3,442 x 109 min-1.

Conclusion: The characterization of ezetimibe together with the non-isothermal kinetic degradation represents important studies for the pharmaceutical area, since it provides crucial information for the pharmacotechnical/quality control/production areas that should establish the specifications necessary to standardize the requirements of the raw material acquire to ensure the batch-to-batch reproducibility.

Keywords: Ezetimibe, thermal analysis, purity evaluation, decomposition kinetic, non-isothermal, solid-state, drugs.

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