Hydrophobic ion pairing of isoniazid using a prodrug approach

…, JA Ruth, B Hybertson, TW Randolph…

Index: Zhou, Huiyu; Lengsfeld, Corinne; Claffey, David J.; Ruth, James A.; Hybertson, Brooks; Randolph, Theodore W.; Ng, Ka-Yun; Manning, Mark C. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2002 , vol. 91, # 6 p. 1502 - 1511

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Abstract

Abstract Inhalation therapy for infectious lung diseases, such as tuberculosis, is currently being explored, with microspheres being used to target alveolar macrophages. One method of drug encapsulation into polymeric microspheres to form hydrophobic ion-paired (HIP) complexes, and then coprecipitate the complex and polymer using supercritical fluid methodology. For the potent antituberculosis drug, isoniazid (isonicotinic acid hydrazide, ...