Candesartan cilexetil microchip and preparation method and application thereof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of pharmaceutical preparations, and particularly relates to a candesartan cilexetil microchip and a preparation method and application thereof.
Background
Candesartan cilexetil (Candesartan Cilexet)il), chemical name: (±) -1- [ [ (cyclohexyloxy) carbonyl]Oxo-radicals]Ethyl-2-ethoxy-1- [ [2 '- (1H-tetrazolyl-5) - [1, 1' -biphenyl ]]-4-yl]Methyl group]-1H-benzimidazole-7-carboxylate. The molecular formula: c (C) 33 H 34 N 6 O 6 . Candesartan cilexetil is a prodrug which is rapidly and completely converted into the active metabolite candesartan during the absorption process, and is suitable for the treatment of essential hypertension. Clinically, candesartan cilexetil is an angiotensin ii receptor antagonist, and is combined with a receptor to antagonize the vasoconstriction, thereby reducing peripheral vascular resistance and lowering blood pressure.
Candesartan cilexetil is a poorly soluble drug with low oral bioavailability. The invention patent CN1044088C discloses a preparation method of candesartan cilexetil tablets, which is developed by the combination of Katsumada pharmaceutical industry Co Ltd in Japan and Abelmoschus UK, and adds an oily compound with low melting point to increase the stability of candesartan cilexetil drugs, so that the original candesartan cilexetil tablets with better stability can be prepared. The original candesartan cilexetil tablet is marketed in the United kingdom 4 months 1997, and is marketed in the United states after approval by the FDA in 1998 under the trade name Atacand, which is commercially available as "Bilos" from Toku Kogyo Kagaku in Japanese in 2002. At present, candesartan cilexetil tablets are marketed in more than 70 countries worldwide. Currently, tablets on the market in China are not approved for children patients. Improvements in candesartan cilexetil formulations continue to progress.
Patent CN116492336a discloses a candesartan cilexetil pharmaceutical composition, which contains candesartan cilexetil, caprylic acid-capric acid-polyethylene glycol glyceride, propylene glycol, lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose calcium and magnesium stearate, wherein the D90 of candesartan cilexetil is 25-50 μm, and the mass ratio of candesartan cilexetil, caprylic acid-capric acid-polyethylene glycol glyceride and propylene glycol is 1 (1.25-2) (1-1.5). The invention refers to the design concept of self-emulsification and microemulsion and improves the design concept, and the emulsifying agent and the auxiliary emulsifying agent are added into the solid preparation components to improve the solubility of the raw materials and the absorption of the medicines. The patent prepares tablets with the diameter of 7mm, and the weight of each tablet can reach 100-150mg.
Patent CN115671063A discloses a candesartan cilexetil pharmaceutical composition and a preparation method thereof, and is characterized in that a unit dose tablet contains 8mg of candesartan cilexetil crystal form I, 0.8-1.8mg of agar, 2-6mg of guar gum, 83-91mg of lactose, 17-28mg of microcrystalline cellulose, 5-7mg of crospovidone and 1.2mg of magnesium stearate, and the maximum average hardness of the prepared candesartan cilexetil tablet can reach about 90N, and the tablet still has quality stability superior to that of an original preparation under high tablet-making pressure, thereby ensuring medication safety, and simultaneously has simple process and is suitable for industrial production, storage and transportation.
Patent CN112294769a discloses a candesartan cilexetil orally disintegrating tablet and a preparation method thereof, which is characterized by comprising: micropellets of candesartan cilexetil in a therapeutically effective amount, the remainder of candesartan cilexetil mixed with the micropellets, and other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; making into pill core by fluidized bed granulation method, and coating with HPMC. The pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary materials comprise diluents, binders, disintegrants, flavoring agents, lubricants and glidants. The prepared candesartan cilexetil orally disintegrating tablet has smooth surface morphology, can be rapidly disintegrated in the oral cavity without gritty feel, can be completely disintegrated in 1min, and has a dissolution rate of more than 90% in phosphate buffer solution within 30 min.
Patent CN110917170a discloses a capsule preparation containing candesartan cilexetil and a preparation method thereof, wherein 2-32 parts by weight of candesartan cilexetil, 110-150 parts by weight of diluent, 210-150 parts by weight of diluent, 0.5-8 parts by weight of disintegrating agent, 1-10 parts by weight of binder and 0.5-10 parts by weight of low-melting-point oily compound are mixed, and then prepared into pellets by an extrusion spheronization method, 0.05-4 parts by weight of lubricant is added into the pellets to be mixed, and the mixture is filled into a capsule shell to prepare the capsule preparation. The preparation process of extrusion spheronization has high dissolution, and compared with the commercial candesartan cilexetil preparation, the bioavailability of the candesartan cilexetil is greatly improved.
As can be seen, the studies on candesartan cilexetil formulations in the prior art have focused on improvements of the original candesartan cilexetil tablet or candesartan cilexetil capsule, which are not suitable for patients suffering from children, dysphagia, etc.
Minitablets (minitablets) are generally less than 3mm in diameter and are typically multi-unit formulations. The microchip has the advantages of easy swallowing, accurate dosage, flexible dosage adjustment and the like, and can be applied to patients with dysphagia and the like. According to clinical requirements, the micro-tablets can be developed into quick-release, slow-release, enteric-coated micro-tablets and the like; it can be filled in capsules, bags and bottles, and a tablet counter can be arranged according to the requirement to measure the number of micro tablets for administration.
Compared with the conventional tablet, the micro tablet (1) is easy to swallow and is suitable for children and old people; (2) small diameter, smooth and beautiful surface and accurate dosage; (3) the preparation process is simple, the coating consumable is less, and the efficiency is high; (4) the volume is small, and the transportation, the carrying and the storage are convenient; (5) has the advantages of common tablets and micropills; (6) the taste masking technology for the bad taste of bitter, astringent and other medicines is simpler.
Based on the characteristics of the dosage form and clinical treatment requirements, functional indexes affecting the fluidity, compressibility and the like of auxiliary materials are focused when the auxiliary materials are selected, and indexes affecting the fluidity such as crystal form, density, granularity, distribution and the like of the raw material medicines are focused. The minitablets may be coated for reasons of increased palatability, altered dissolution behavior of the drug or production requirements. The production flow of the micro tablet is the same as that of a common tablet, and the processes of powder direct compression, wet granulation tabletting, dry granulation tabletting, fluidized bed granulation tabletting and the like are generally adopted.
Compared with the common tablet, the microchip has higher requirements on production and quality control, especially the content uniformity of the microchip with small specification is a technical problem, and the adoption of the preparation process can lead the content uniformity of the microchip to be difficult to control, and can easily produce products with unqualified content uniformity.
Therefore, the candesartan cilexetil microchip provided with stable product quality, reliable curative effect, qualified content uniformity, reasonable dissolution rate and simple preparation process can meet the medication requirements of patients with children, dysphagia and the like, and has great economic and social benefits.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems existing in the prior art, the invention provides a candesartan cilexetil microchip and a preparation method and application thereof. The candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet consists of an active ingredient, a filler, an adhesive, a disintegrating agent, a stabilizer and a lubricant, wherein the filler is starch and lactose. The preparation process adopts fluidized bed granulation, starch is placed in a fluidized bed, aqueous solution of a stabilizing agent and suspension of lactose, active ingredients and an adhesive are sequentially sprayed, granules are prepared, a disintegrating agent and a lubricant are added, and the mixture is mixed and tabletted to obtain candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets. By optimizing the granulating process, especially the adding time of the active ingredients and lactose and adding the stabilizer, the candesartan cilexetil microchip with good content uniformity and stability can be prepared on the basis of ensuring the product quality of the candesartan cilexetil microchip to be consistent with that of the original candesartan cilexetil tablet, the medicine taking compliance is good, and the candesartan cilexetil microchip is suitable for patients with children, dysphagia and the like, is suitable for commercial production, and can be continuously and effectively produced.
In order to achieve the above purpose, in a first aspect, the present invention provides a preparation method of candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet, wherein the candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet comprises, by weight, 1-4% of active ingredient, 65-90% of filler, 4-12% of binder, 2-10% of disintegrating agent, 1-10% of stabilizer and 0.1-1% of lubricant, and the filler is starch and lactose;
the preparation method comprises the following steps:
1) Preparing an aqueous solution of a stabilizer;
2) Preparing a suspension of lactose, active ingredient and binder;
3) Granulating by a fluidized bed: placing starch in a fluidized bed, sequentially spraying aqueous solution of stabilizer, suspension of lactose, active ingredient and binder, drying, granulating, and making into granule;
4) Total mixing: sequentially adding a disintegrating agent and a lubricant into the granules obtained in the step 3), mixing, and tabletting to obtain the candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets.
In a preferred embodiment, the candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet consists of 1-4% by weight of active ingredient, 76-89% by weight of filler, 5-9% by weight of binder, 2-4% by weight of disintegrant, 2-7% by weight of stabilizer and 0.3-0.8% by weight of lubricant.
In a preferred embodiment, the starch is corn starch; the mass ratio of lactose to starch in the filler is 50-75:15-35.
In a preferred embodiment, the binder comprises at least one of povidone, hypromellose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, gelatin, more preferably hydroxypropyl cellulose.
In a preferred embodiment, the disintegrant comprises at least one of calcium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl starch, croscarmellose sodium, polyvinylpyrrolidone, low substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, more preferably calcium carboxymethyl cellulose.
In a preferred embodiment, the stabilizer is a low melting point oily substance including at least one of hydrocarbon, higher fatty acid, higher alcohol, fatty acid ester of polyhydroxy compound, polyol ether of higher alcohol, high polymer of ethylene oxide or copolymer of ethylene oxide, more preferably polyethylene glycol 6000.
In a preferred embodiment, the stabilizer has a melting point of 20 ℃ to 90 ℃.
In a preferred embodiment, the lubricant comprises at least one of magnesium stearate, stearic acid, calcium stearate, talc, more preferably magnesium stearate.
In a preferred embodiment, the concentration of the aqueous solution of the stabilizer in step 1) is 1-10wt%, more preferably 9wt%.
In a preferred embodiment, in step 2), the concentration of binder in the suspension of lactose, active ingredient and binder is 1-10wt%, more preferably 4wt%.
In a preferred embodiment, in step 3), the process parameters of spraying the aqueous solution of the stabilizer, and the suspension of lactose, active ingredient and binder in succession are: the air inlet temperature is 45-65 ℃, the material temperature is 25-40 ℃, the air inlet quantity is 15-35Hz, the air outlet temperature is 30-40 ℃, the atomization pressure is 0.10-0.20MPa, the liquid supply rotating speed is 5-25rpm, and the liquid supply flow is 5-20g/min; the drying conditions are as follows: drying until the moisture content is less than or equal to 3%; the grain finishing process comprises the following steps: using a 0.8-2.0mm screen for finishing.
In a preferred embodiment, in step 4), the mixing conditions for adding the disintegrant are 5-15rpm,10-20min; the mixing conditions for adding the lubricant are 5-15rpm,2-8min.
In a preferred embodiment, the candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet in step 4) has a tablet weight of 25.+ -. 1.875mg, a tablet weight difference of within.+ -. 7.5%, a smooth surface and a hardness of 15.+ -. 20N.
In a preferred embodiment, the effective amount of active ingredient in the candesartan cilexetil minitablet is 0.5 mg/tablet.
In a second aspect, the invention provides candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets prepared by the preparation method.
In a third aspect, the invention provides the use of a candesartan cilexetil minitablet as described above in the manufacture of a medicament for use in children, dysphagia patients.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. according to the invention, by optimizing the granulating process, especially the adding time of the active ingredients and lactose and adding the stabilizer, the candesartan cilexetil microchip with good content uniformity and stability can be prepared on the basis of ensuring the product quality of the candesartan cilexetil microchip to be consistent with that of the original candesartan cilexetil tablet, the medicine taking compliance is good, and the candesartan cilexetil microchip is suitable for patients with children, dysphagia and the like to take medicine, is suitable for commercial production, and can be continuously and effectively produced.
2. The invention can greatly improve the stability of the active ingredient by adding the low-melting-point oily substance.
3. The active ingredient of the candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet has dissolution behavior which is not inferior to that of a control preparation through the selection of the filling agent, and particularly, the active ingredient can be quickly and completely dissolved in a medium in which the active ingredient is insoluble.
4. The candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet is a multi-unit preparation, has the advantages of common tablets and micro-pills, has accurate dosage, is beneficial to swallowing, can improve patient compliance, is particularly suitable for the elderly and children to take, and has higher product quality and economic benefit compared with the micro-pills.
5. The candesartan cilexetil microchip of the invention has small diameter, smooth and beautiful surface, small volume and convenient transportation, carrying and storage.
6. The candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet of the invention is not inferior to the original candesartan cilexetil tablet in quality and curative effect.
7. The invention ensures that the content uniformity of the microchip is good by adjusting the adding mode of the active ingredient and lactose in the fluidized bed granulation process.
Detailed Description
It is worth to say that the medicinal materials used in the invention are all common commercial products, and the sources are not particularly limited.
The following raw material sources are exemplary illustrations:
candesartan cilexetil: purchased from zhuhuadu pharmaceutical stock, inc;
starch: corn starch, purchased from Anhui mountain river pharmaceutical excipients stock company;
lactose: lactose monohydrate, model 100M, purchased from di-auxiliary trade (Shanghai) limited;
hydroxypropyl cellulose: model L, purchased from Anhui mountain river pharmaceutical excipients stock Co., ltd;
carboxymethylcellulose calcium: purchased from Prachin Chemical;
polyethylene glycol 6000: purchased from Jiangxi alpha Gao Kogyo pharmaceutical Co., ltd;
magnesium stearate, purified water: are commercially available;
control formulation: candesartan cilexetil tablet is produced in situ by Tianjin Wuta medicine Co., ltd.
Test case
1. And (3) dissolution detection: all dissolution studies were performed using a USP-II apparatus, 50 rpm, medium: the pH value of the phosphate buffer solution with the height difference is 6.5, the dissolution volume is 900 mL, and the temperature is 37.5+/-0.5 ℃;
2. stability experiment: the impurity content at the completion of the preparation and the impurity content after sealing and standing for 10 days at 50 ℃ are detected according to high performance liquid chromatography (the rule 0512 of four parts in 2020 edition of Chinese pharmacopoeia).
3. Content detection: the unit is measured by high performance liquid chromatography (the rule 0512 of the fourth edition of the 2020 edition of Chinese pharmacopoeia).
EXAMPLES 1-4 preparation of candesartan cilexetil minitablets
The composition of candesartan cilexetil minitablets of examples 1-4 are shown in table 1, and the preparation process is as follows:
1) Slowly adding PEG6000 into the stirred purified water, stirring until the PEG6000 is dissolved, and preparing an aqueous solution of PEG6000 with the concentration of 9 weight percent;
2) Slowly adding hydroxypropyl cellulose into the stirred purified water, stirring until the hydroxypropyl cellulose is dissolved, slowly adding lactose and active ingredients under high-speed stirring, and continuously stirring to prepare suspension of lactose, active ingredients and hydroxypropyl cellulose, wherein the concentration of the hydroxypropyl cellulose in the suspension is 4wt%;
3) Granulating by a fluidized bed: placing starch in a fluidized bed, sequentially spraying aqueous solution of PEG6000 and suspension of lactose, active ingredient and hydroxypropyl cellulose, wherein the parameters are as follows: the air inlet temperature is 55 ℃, the material temperature is 30 ℃, the air inlet quantity is 25Hz, the air outlet temperature is 35 ℃, the atomization pressure is 0.15MPa, the liquid supply rotating speed is 15rpm, the liquid supply flow rate is 10g/min, and the residual purified water is used for rinsing the pipeline after the liquid spraying is finished; finishing drying when the moisture is 2%, finishing the granules by using a screen with the diameter of 1.5mm, and preparing the granules;
4) Total mixing: adding the granules obtained in the step 3) and the carboxymethylcellulose calcium into a mixer, and mixing for 15min at 10 rpm; continuously adding magnesium stearate into the mixer, mixing for 5min at 10rpm, and tabletting to obtain candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets; the tablet weight is 25mg, the difference of the tablet weights is maintained within +/-7.5 percent, the surface of the tablet is smooth, and the hardness is 15+/-20N.
TABLE 1 composition of candesartan cilexetil minitablets of examples 1 to 4
The dissolution behavior of candesartan cilexetil minitablets of examples 1-4 with the control formulation was examined based on the dissolution behavior in highly differential phosphate buffer, ph6.5, and the product dissolution behavior was evaluated with a similar factor f2, and the results are shown in table 2.
Table 2 dissolution behavior of candesartan cilexetil minitablets of examples 1 to 4 and control formulation
The dissolution results show that when the binder amount is 5% and 9%, the product dissolves rapidly, and the dissolution behavior is similar to that of the control preparation, wherein the similar factor is highest at 5% of the binder amount; when the dosage of the disintegrating agent is 2 percent and 4.0 percent, the dissolution behavior is similar to that of a control preparation, wherein the dissolution curve of a prescription with the dosage of 4.0 percent is more similar to that of the prescription.
Verification of the Effect of example 1 stabilizers
Several sets of experiments (examples 4-6 and comparative example 1) were designed to examine the effect of the stabilizer in the formulation on dissolution behavior and API stability, the relevant experimental design is shown in table 3, the preparation processes of examples 5-6 are the same as examples 1-4, and the corresponding configuration and injection processes of PEG6000 omitted aqueous solution in comparative example 1:
TABLE 3 composition of candesartan cilexetil minitablets of examples 4 to 6 and comparative example 1
The dissolution behavior of candesartan cilexetil minitablets of examples 4 to 6 and comparative example 1 with the control formulation was examined based on the dissolution behavior in highly discriminating phosphate buffer at ph6.5, and the product dissolution behavior was evaluated with a similar factor f2, and the results are shown in table 4; the stability of examples 4-6 and comparative example 1 was tested and the results are shown in Table 5.
TABLE 4 dissolution behavior of candesartan cilexetil minitablets of examples 4-6 and control formulation
Table 5 stability data for examples 4-6, comparative example 1 and control formulation
The research result shows that the dissolution curves of the polyethylene glycol 6000 in the dosage range of 2.6-6.58% are similar to those of the control preparation, and the candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet prepared by the embodiment of the invention has lower impurity content than that of the control preparation, namely, the stability of the candesartan cilexetil micro-tablet prepared by the embodiment of the invention is superior to that of the control preparation, and the impurity growth is faster under the condition of 50 ℃ in the comparative example 1 without adding PEG6000, so that the result shows that the PEG6000 can effectively increase the stability of the active ingredients in the prescription.
Verification of the Effect of example 2 preparation Process
Several groups of experiments (example 4 and comparative examples 2-5) were designed to examine the effect of the feeding regime on the uniformity of the product content, and the relevant experimental design was as follows:
comparative example 2
The candesartan cilexetil minitablet of comparative example 2 has the same composition as that of example 4 except that the lactose is added in a different manner, i.e., the preparation process is as follows:
1) Slowly adding PEG6000 into the stirred purified water, stirring until the PEG6000 is dissolved, and preparing an aqueous solution of PEG6000 with the concentration of 9 weight percent;
2) Slowly adding hydroxypropyl cellulose into the stirred purified water, stirring until the hydroxypropyl cellulose is dissolved, slowly adding the active ingredient under high-speed stirring, and continuously stirring to prepare suspension of the active ingredient and the hydroxypropyl cellulose, wherein the concentration of the hydroxypropyl cellulose in the suspension is 4wt%;
3) Granulating by a fluidized bed: mixing lactose and starch, and sequentially spraying aqueous solution of PEG6000 and suspension of active ingredient and hydroxypropyl cellulose into fluidized bed, wherein the parameters are as follows: the air inlet temperature is 55 ℃, the material temperature is 30 ℃, the air inlet quantity is 25Hz, the air outlet temperature is 35 ℃, the atomization pressure is 0.15MPa, the liquid supply rotating speed is 15rpm, the liquid supply flow rate is 10g/min, and the residual purified water is used for rinsing the pipeline after the liquid spraying is finished; finishing drying when the moisture is 2%, finishing the granules by using a screen with the diameter of 1.5mm, and preparing the granules;
4) Total mixing: adding the granules obtained in the step 3) and the carboxymethylcellulose calcium into a mixer, and mixing for 15min at 10 rpm; continuously adding magnesium stearate into the mixer, mixing for 5min at 10rpm, and tabletting to obtain candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets; the tablet weight is 25mg, the difference of the tablet weights is maintained within +/-7.5 percent, the surface of the tablet is smooth, and the hardness is 15+/-20N.
Comparative example 3
The candesartan cilexetil minitablet of comparative example 3 has the same composition as that of example 4 except that the active ingredients are added in the different manner, specifically as follows:
1) Slowly adding PEG6000 into the stirred purified water, stirring until the PEG6000 is dissolved, and preparing an aqueous solution of PEG6000 with the concentration of 9 weight percent;
2) Slowly adding hydroxypropyl cellulose into the stirred purified water, stirring until the hydroxypropyl cellulose is dissolved, slowly adding lactose under high-speed stirring, and continuously stirring to prepare a suspension of lactose and hydroxypropyl cellulose, wherein the concentration of the hydroxypropyl cellulose in the suspension is 4wt%;
3) Granulating by a fluidized bed: mixing active ingredient and starch, and sequentially spraying aqueous solution of PEG6000 and suspension of lactose and hydroxypropyl cellulose into fluidized bed, wherein the parameters are as follows: the air inlet temperature is 55 ℃, the material temperature is 30 ℃, the air inlet quantity is 25Hz, the air outlet temperature is 35 ℃, the atomization pressure is 0.15MPa, the liquid supply rotating speed is 15rpm, the liquid supply flow rate is 10g/min, and the residual purified water is used for rinsing the pipeline after the liquid spraying is finished; finishing drying when the moisture is 2%, finishing the granules by using a screen with the diameter of 1.5mm, and preparing the granules;
4) Total mixing: adding the granules obtained in the step 3) and the carboxymethylcellulose calcium into a mixer, and mixing for 15min at 10 rpm; continuously adding magnesium stearate into the mixer, mixing for 5min at 10rpm, and tabletting to obtain candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets; the tablet weight is 25mg, the difference of the tablet weights is maintained within +/-7.5 percent, the surface of the tablet is smooth, and the hardness is 15+/-20N.
Comparative example 4
The candesartan cilexetil minitablet of comparative example 4 has the same composition as that of example 4 except that PEG6000, active ingredient and lactose are added in the same manner as follows:
1) Slowly adding the hydroxypropyl cellulose into the stirred purified water, stirring until the hydroxypropyl cellulose is dissolved, slowly adding the PEG6000 under high-speed stirring, and continuously stirring to prepare a suspension of the PEG6000 and the hydroxypropyl cellulose, wherein the concentration of the hydroxypropyl cellulose in the suspension is 4wt%;
2) Granulating by a fluidized bed: mixing active ingredients, starch and lactose, placing in a fluidized bed, spraying suspension of PEG6000 and hydroxypropyl cellulose, and the parameters are as follows: the air inlet temperature is 55 ℃, the material temperature is 30 ℃, the air inlet quantity is 25Hz, the air outlet temperature is 35 ℃, the atomization pressure is 0.15MPa, the liquid supply rotating speed is 15rpm, the liquid supply flow rate is 10g/min, and the residual purified water is used for rinsing the pipeline after the liquid spraying is finished; finishing drying when the moisture is 2%, finishing the granules by using a screen with the diameter of 1.5mm, and preparing the granules;
3) Total mixing: adding the granules obtained in the step 3) and the carboxymethylcellulose calcium into a mixer, and mixing for 15min at 10 rpm; continuously adding magnesium stearate into the mixer, mixing for 5min at 10rpm, and tabletting to obtain candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets; the tablet weight is 25mg, the difference of the tablet weights is maintained within +/-7.5 percent, the surface of the tablet is smooth, and the hardness is 15+/-20N.
Comparative example 5
The candesartan cilexetil minitablet of comparative example 5 has the same composition as in example 4 and is prepared by the following process:
1) Weighing candesartan cilexetil, lactose, corn starch, hydroxypropyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose calcium with a prescription amount, and sieving with a 50-mesh sieve three times by using a swinging type granulator for standby;
2) Dissolving polyethylene glycol 6000 in a prescription amount in 95% ethanol (the mass ratio of 95% ethanol to polyethylene glycol 6000 is 6.5:1), stirring, controlling the temperature to 50-60 ℃, and heating in water bath to dissolve to prepare a wetting agent for later use;
3) Drying and mixing the sieved and mixed raw and auxiliary materials obtained in the step 1) in a granulator for 5 minutes, setting the stirring speed of the granulator to 160rpm, setting the shearing speed to 1500rpm, adding a 95% ethanol solution of polyethylene glycol 6000 at the liquid adding speed of 7.5kg/min for granulating for 5 minutes, sieving with a 24-mesh sieve for wet granule finishing, drying the wet granules in a fluidized bed, setting the fan frequency of 35HZ in the fluidized bed drying granulator, and starting hot air after all the wet granules are added; the air inlet temperature is set at 55 ℃, the material temperature is controlled at 50 ℃, the material is dried to moisture of 2%, the dried material is sieved by a 30-mesh sieve for finishing, the prescribed amount of magnesium stearate is added for mixing for 15min, the candesartan cilexetil tablet is obtained by tabletting, the tablet weight is 25mg, and the tablet weight difference is maintained within +/-7.5%.
The results of content uniformity tests of candesartan cilexetil minitablets of examples 1 to 6 and comparative examples 2 to 5 were tested, wherein a+2.2s should be not more than 15.0, and if it is more than 15.0, the results are shown in tables 6 to 7, according to pharmacopoeia requirements.
TABLE 6 content uniformity of candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets of examples 1 to 6
TABLE 7 content uniformity of candesartan cilexetil micro-tablets of example 4 and comparative examples 2 to 5
Conclusion: the candesartan cilexetil micro tablets prepared in examples 1 to 6 all meet the requirement that the content uniformity of A+2.2S is not more than 15.0, and the content uniformity is qualified. Comparative examples 2 to 4 respectively examine the addition mode of the API and the addition mode of lactose under the fluidized bed granulation process, and comparative example 5 adopts the wet granulation process-fluidized bed drying, and the content uniformity detection results are all unqualified, so that the process disclosed by the invention can effectively improve the content uniformity of the microchip, and the content uniformity of the microchip accords with the pharmacopoeia regulation.
Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and not for limiting the scope of the present invention, and that the simple modification and equivalent substitution of the technical solution of the present invention can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.