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Research Articles

Thermal energy and tableting effects in benznidazole product: the impacts of industrial processing

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Pages 416-428 | Received 14 Mar 2023, Accepted 01 Jun 2023, Published online: 15 Jun 2023
 

Abstract

Objective

The investigation of benznidazole (BZN), excipients, and tablets aims to evaluate their thermal energy and tableting effects. They aim to understand better the molecular and pharmaceutical processing techniques of the formulation.

Significance

The Product Quality Review, part of Good Manufacturing Practices, is essential to highlight trends and identify product and process improvements.

Methods

A set of technique approaches, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and thermal analysis with isoconversional kinetic study, were applied in the protocol.

Results

X-ray experiments suggest talc and α-lactose monohydrate dehydration and conversion of β-lactose to stable α-lactose upon tableting. The signal crystallization at 167 °C in the DSC curve confirmed this observation. A calorimetric study showed a decrease in the thermal stability of BZN tablets. Therefore, the temperature is a critical process parameter. The specific heat capacity (Cp) of BZN, measured by DSC, was 10.04 J/g at 25 °C and 9.06 J/g at 160 °C. Thermal decomposition required 78 kJ mol−1. Compared with the tablet (about 200 kJ mol−1), the necessary energy is two-fold lower, as observed in the kinetic study by non-isothermal TG experiment at 5; 7.5; 10; and 15 °C min−1.

Conclusions

These results indicate the necessity of considering the thermal energy and tableting effects of BZN manufacturing, which contributes significantly to the molecular mechanistic understanding of this drug delivery system.

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Author contributions

Maria Betânia de Freitas-Marques: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Investigation; Methodology; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing—original draft. Talita Santos do Valle: Investigation. Bárbara Caroline Rodrigues de Araujo: Formal analysis; Roles/Writing—original draft. Rita de Cássia de Oliveira Sebastiao: Formal analysis; Roles/Writing—original draft. Wagner da Nova Mussel: Data curation; Investigation; Methodology; Roles/Writing—original draft. Maria Irene Yoshida: Project administration; Writing—review & editing. Christian Fernandes: Funding acquisition; Supervision; Writing—review & editing.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brasil (CAPES), Finance Code 001. This work was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG).

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