Construção dos perfis de dissolução de medicamentos a base de paracetamol associado a cafeína obtidos por regressão por mínimos quadrados parciais

Abstract

The absorption of a pharmaceutical product in a solid form after oral administration depends on several factors, such as release and solubilization of the drug and its permeation through the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this study was to construct the dissolution profiles of medicinal products based on paracetamol and caffeine using partial least squares regression. The dissolution profile was determined using distilled water as the dissolution medium with apparatus 2 for 30 minutes. The collection of samples was performed in times between 5 to 30 minutes, and aliquots of the filtered and diluted with distilled water in the ratio of 1: 100 (v / v). The dissolution profiles were registered in the range 190-300 nm in molecular absorption spectrophotometer UV-Vis. To analise the data, the study used the method of partial least squares regression (PLSR) using The Unscrambler 9.8 software. The PLS models for paracetamol and caffeine had to be suitable, low value the root mean square error of calibration (RMSEC) and coefficient of determination (R2), which is closed to 1, with no significant bias and low value the relative error of prediction (REP). In comparing the dissolution profiles of the drugs, it was noted that the reference product showed a variation profile between batches much lower than generic drugs, which indicates greater uniformity in the production and quality of raw materials. When evaluated the degree of similarity between the drugs was observed that the three marks are not statistically different, since the values of difference factor (F1) to paracetamol is below the critical limit specified. Therefore, the constructed models of PLS are feasible for the use in the quality control of medicines, especially in the study of dissolution that contain acetaminophen and caffeine associated drugs. In addition, the method developed can be considered cheap and fast to achieve the desired results, without prior separation.