Application of UV dissolution imaging to pharmaceutical systems

Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2021 Oct:177:113949. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113949. Epub 2021 Aug 28.

Abstract

UV-vis spectrometry is widely used in the pharmaceutical sciences for compound quantification, alone or in conjunction with separation techniques, due to most drug entities possessing a chromophore absorbing light in the range 190-800 nm. UV dissolution imaging, the scope of this review, generates spatially and temporally resolved absorbance maps by exploiting the UV absorbance of the analyte. This review aims to give an introduction to UV dissolution imaging and its use in the determination of intrinsic dissolution rates and drug release from whole dosage forms. Applications of UV imaging to non-oral formulations have started to emerge and are reviewed together with the possibility of utilizing UV imaging for physical chemical characterisation of drug substances. The benefits of imaging drug diffusion and transport processes are also discussed.

Keywords: Diffusion; Dissolution testing; In-vitro release; Intrinsic dissolution rate; Parenterals; UV imaging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Dosage Forms
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Drug Liberation*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / administration & dosage
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / chemistry
  • Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

  • Dosage Forms
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations