Patent Abstract:
the invention relates to a composition of excipients and pharmaceutical forms of sustained release and increased drug bioavailability for poultry and pigs and to a method of producing the same , said composition comprises : pharmaceutically active agents , bioavailability promoting agents , polymers for prolonged release of the drug , colouring agents , and flavouring agents . the composition of excipients and pharmaceutical forms of the invention optimizes the dosing of the drug dosage and generates resistant strains of bacteria by optimizing the ratio between pharmacokinetics / pharmacodynamics of drugs . the composition has different forms and colours that allow the product to be identified and accepted more easily by the bird or pig .

Detailed Description:
the present invention discloses compositions within a large variety of antimicrobials , anticoccidial drugs , analgesics , vitamins , mucolytics , minerals and other drugs by manipulation of the pharmaceutical form and excipients used for notoriously increasing their bioavailability ( f ), frequently their cmax and to extend their duration or permanence in bird and pig organisms , with an optimal pharmacokinetics ( drug destination in bird &# 39 ; s organism ) with pharmacodynamics ( mechanism whereby they exert their effect at cell or tissue level ) ratio ( pk / pd ) and which results in better clinical efficacy in each medicament . compositions subject of present invention comprise the form , composition , size and color of solid shapes which contribute for selection and consumption by birds and pigs , since the medicament is usually mixed with food . for example , in poultry such as hens , they tend to select those foods with shapes equivalent to cereal grains , worms and other organic forms and specific colors . as to pigs , flavor is masked thus leading to a better acceptance and a remarkable increase of f in antibacterial drugs , analgesics , mucolytics , anticoccidial drugs , beta - adrenergic agonists such as ractopamin , vitamins and minerals . about 10 to 70 % of one or more pharmaceutically active agents , selected from the group comprising : antimicrobials , anticoccidial drugs , analgesics , vitamins , mucolytics , minerals , and others ; about 0 . 5 to 20 % of one or more bioavailability promoting agents , selected from the group consisting of capsaicin and derivatives , grapefruit and its extracts , cyclodextrines , labrasol , sodium caproate ( 0 . 25 %) sodium desoxycholate ( 1 . 0 %), hexadecyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride , hexylsalicylic acid , polyacrylic acid cysteine / glutathione reduced of chitosan - 4 - thio - butylamide ( chitosan - tba )/ reduced glutathione , edta and tris . about 20 to 80 % of one or more polymers for drug sustained release selected from the group consisting of poloxamer , carbopol , methocel , β - cyclodextrin , poli ( d , l lactide ) ( pdla ), poli ( l - lactide ) ( plla ), tragacanth gum ( high concentration ), guar gum , karaya gum ( high concentration ), sodium alginate , gelatin , chitosan ; cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose ( low molecular weight ), sodium carboxymethylcellulose ( low , medium and high molecular weight ), hydroxyethyl - cellulose , hydroxypropylcellulose , poliethyleneglycols ( high molecular weight ), polyvinyl alcohol , carbopol , acrylic and methacrylic acid polymers and copolymers , polyalkylcyanoacrylates , polycarbophil , polyacrylic acid , sodium alginate and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose , carbopol 934 and ex55 , carragenate , guar gum , methylcellulose 10 cps , polyacrylamide , polycarbophil , tragacanth , polyacrylic acid crosslinked with sucrose , polymethacrylic acid , carbopol base with petroleum jelly / hydrophilic paraffin , katara gum , acacia , alginic acid , agar - agar , pectin and amilopectin , calcium carboxymethylcellulose , polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate ( phema ), methylcellulose , higher than 100 cps , polyvinylpyrrolidone , degraded carragenate , dextrans and other polymers ; about 0 . 01 to 1 % of one or more food grade or animal consumption colorants ; and about 0 . 1 to 5 % of natural or artificial flavorants . this composition is mixed and extruded to provide shape and appearance allowing a better acceptance by any bird or pig . the compositions subject of present invention are also characterized by comprising drugs preferably selected from the group of time - dependent antimicrobials but also some concentration - dependent drugs such as : tylosin , tiamulin , tilmicosin , enrofloxacin and other fluoroquinolones , phosphomycin , florphenicol , oxytetracycline , doxycycline , erithromycin and other macrolides , clortetracycline , sulfonamides with trimethoprim , and others . the compositions subject of present invention , preferably comprise those colorants corresponding to red , yellow , green and orange hues , as well as their combinations . shapes which the compositions subject of present invention are extruded into are varied , including spheres , cylinders , flat or cylindrical worms , straight or curved , coiled , irregular flat or filled shapes , etc . the compositions of excipients and pharmaceutical forms with sustained release and increase in drug bioavailability are prepared by following the procedure described below : drug or active substance is dry mixed with the bioavailability promoting agent ( s ), one or more agents destined to achieve sustained release or long action are then added . these ingredients are mixed until homogenizing the mixture , and adding colorants or flavorants as required . once a homogeneous mixture is achieved , from 10 to 60 % by weight of the water total mixture is added , mixing until obtaining a mass of dry to semi - dry and soft consistency . the soft and dried mass is poured into extrusion equipment , its nozzle being adapted with the physical shape of the above mentioned selected pharmaceutical shape . extruded fragments are dried at room temperature , protected from light and air . obtained product is the composition of pharmaceutical forms and excipients with sustained release and increase in drug bioavailability for poultry and pigs which optimizes drug dosage and reduces waste thereof ; minimizes generation of bacteria - resistant strains by optimizing pharmacokinetics / pharmacodynamics ratio in drugs and further masking drug flavor and odor . compositions of pharmaceutical excipients and forms were prepared by above procedure , which were tested in birds and pigs , according to the examples described below . the present invention will be better understood from the following examples which are only provided for illustrative purposes allowing a full understanding of the preferred embodiments of present invention , not excluding that there are other non - illustrated embodiments which may be practiced based on above disclosed detailed description . examples below are described illustratively but not limiting the scope of the invention . as to enrofloxacin , a fluoroquinolone which according to worldwide standards shall not be administered in food and nevertheless , an exceptional pharmacokinetics is achieved with fola - enrofloxacin , better than any known fluoroquinolone at this date . data are revealing a unique therapeutic potential as shown below . 1 mg of a food grade green colorant , following the previously described procedure . pharmaceutical form was obtained in the form of a little stone as irregular spheres : single doses of 10 mg / kg were administered in food ad libitum * or in drinking water **, obtaining the results which are illustrated in fig2 , chart 1 , comparing with the results obtained by administering commercially available enrofloxacin . auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case e . coli ( 0 . 06 μg / ml ). cmax / cmi = valuw which must be 10 - 12 or above if possible in fluoroquinolones . following is detailed a manufacturing procedure of fola - disodium phosphomycin as disodium phosphomycin is a very common antibacterial drug in latin america , and data from two assays are presented wherein a huge difference is apparent between a f achieved with commercially obtained disodium phosphomycin reference premixture and that achieved with fola system , in these cases using a dose of 20 and 40 mg / kg / day in food ad libitum with both preparations . a composition was prepared by mixing 3 grams of phosphomycin , about 0 . 5 grams of methocel , about 6 . 5 grams of wheat flour and 5 mg of food grade green colorant , extruding this mixture in spherical forms . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for disodium phosphomycin in fola and a commercially available reference preparation . charts 2a and 2b illustrate the obtained results . single dose of 40 mg / kg in food ad libitum * dose in auc cmax auc / cmi drug food * ( μg / ml / h ) ( μg / ml ) ( w / o units ) disodium 10 mg / kg 1422 . 12 23 . 58 14221 . 2 phosphomycin en fola disodium 10 mg / kg 83 . 26 21 . 36 832 . 6 phosphomycin commercially available auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). cmax = maximum serum or plasma concentration auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case haemophilus gallinarum ( 0 . 1 - 0 . 4 μg / ml ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 . * estimating a daily food consumption according to bird age compositions of excipients and pharmaceutical forms with sustained release and increase in bioavailability were similarly prepared with oxytetracycline , florphenicol , tilmicosin , tylosin , tiamulin , and sulfachloropyridazine sodium with trimethoprim to be administered in birds ; compositions were prepared for administration to pigs by using about 30 % by weight of drug ; about 5 % of one or more bioavailability promoting agents , selected from the group consisting of capsaicin , grapefruit extracts , cyclodextrins , labrasol , sodium caprate ( sc , 0 . 25 % w / v , sodium desoxycholate ( sd , 1 . 0 % w / v ), hexadecyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride , hexylsalicylic acid , polyacrylic acid cysteine / glutathione reduced of chitosan - 4 - thio - butylamide ( chitosan - tba )/ reduced glutathione , edta and tris ; about 65 % of one or more drug sustained - release polymers selected from the group consisting of poloxamer , carbopol , methocel , β - cyclodextrin , poly ( d , l lactide ) ( pdla ), poly ( l lactide ) ( plla ), tragacanth gum ( high concentration ), guar gum , karaya gum ( high concentration ), sodium alginate , gelatin , chitosan ; cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose ( low molecular weight ), sodium carboxymethylcellulose ( high molecular weight ), hydroxyethyl cellulose , hydroxypropylcellulose , polyethylene glycols ( high molecular weight ), polyvinyl alcohol , carbopol , acrylic and methacrylic acid polymers and copolymers , polyalkylcyanoacrylates , polycarbophil , chitosan , polyacrylic acid , sodium alginate , carbopol and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose , carbopol 934 and ex55 , sodium carboxymethylcellulose , carragenate , guar gum , hydroxyethyl cellulose , methyl cellulose 10 cps , polyacrylamide , polycarbophil , tragacanth , sucrose - crosslinked polyacrylic acid , polymethacrylic acid , carbopol base with petroleum jelly / hydrophilic paraffin , katara gum , hydroxypropyl cellulose , acacia , alginic acid , agar - agar , amilopectin , calcium carboxymethylcellulose , polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate ( phema ), methylcellulose , higher than 100 cps , pectin , polyethylene glycol , polyvinylpyrrolidone , degraded carragenate , and dextrans ; and about 0 . 5 % of a colorant selected from the group which tones are red , orange , green and yellow ; extruded in shapes of cylinders , spheres , irregular spheres , worms , screws , and others . for tylosin in commercial poultry , very high concentrations are achieved when fola system is used and which remain with therapeutic effect along night as shown in charts of fig4 a and 4 b . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for tylosin in fola and a commercially available reference preparation : auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case mycoplasma spp ( 0 . 1 μg / ml ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 the following representative results are shown for tiamulin , as illustrated in the chart of fig5 . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for tiamulin in fola and a commercially available reference preparation : auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case mycoplasma spp ( 0 . 6 - 1 . 5 μg / ml for sensitive microorganisms and de 1 . 5 a 2 . 6 μg / ml ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 . when the study is extended by 6 days , the medication provides the results shown in the chart of fig6 . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for tiamulin en fola and a commercially available reference preparation : auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case mycoplasma spp ( 0 . 6 - 1 . 5 μg / ml for sensitive microorganisms and de 1 . 5 a 2 . 6 μg / ml ) fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 multiple assays were conducted for florphenicol using doses of 10 mg / kg in food , with estimated daily food consumption according to bird age . results are shown in the chart of fig7 . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for florphenicol in fola and a commercially available reference preparation : auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case haemophilus gallinarum ( 0 . 1 - 0 . 4 μg / ml ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 . it is worth to remark that a synergy as that expected in vivo is not achieved under normal conditions for a mixture of sulfachloropyridazine na with trimethoprim . this is due to a fast elimination of trimethoprim in birds ( t½β = 1 hour vs . t½β in humans = 10 hours ). a true synergy is achieved with fola system while keeping concentrations of at least 16 - 20 parts of sulfonamide per 1 of trimethoprim during the whole dosage range , this ratio being necessary to keep synergy . the chart in fig9 presents the constant in sulfachloropyridazine + trimethoprim concentrations in ( 5 : 1 ) ratio and dosed together at a rate of 25 mg / kg of sulfonamide and 5 mg / kg of trimethoprim in food and using a commercial preparation as reference . assessment of sulfonamide and trimethoprim concentrations was made by high resolution liquid chromatography . obtained results are shown below in quadruplicate . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for sulfachloropyridazine na and trimethoprim in fola and with a commercially available reference preparation : single dose of 25 mg / kg de sulfachloropyridazine na and 5 mg / kg de trimethoprim in food , ad libitum * auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case e . coli ( 4 - 10 μg / ml para scp - na and de 1 - 2 para tmp and de 0 . 4 - 1 para la acción conjunta de scp - na con tmp ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 . oxytetracycline has been and still remains as the most successful antibacterial drug ever sold in the history of animal production ( birds and pigs ), administered as premixture ; however , oxytetracycline base bioavailability in chickens and commercial poultry fluctuates around 20 %. in such a way that high concentrations in food must be used for a minimum effect and somehow questionable concentrations when considering that cmi for e . coli is 2 . 5 μg / ml . as noticed , unprecedented serum concentrations with fola system at a 600 ppm dose are achieved , and thus pk / pd congruence for an antibacterial drug having been irrationally used for more than half a century . obtained results are shown in charts from fig1 a and 10 b . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for oxytetracycline in fola and a commercially available reference preparation : auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case haemophilus gallinarum ( 0 . 1 - 0 . 4 μg / ml ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 . chart 8 shows obtained results . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for oxytetracycline in fola and a commercially available reference preparation administered during 3 days : auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case haemophilus suis ( 0 . 1 - 0 . 4 μg / ml ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 . chart in fig8 b shows obtained results . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for florphenicol in fola and a commercially available reference preparation administered during 3 days : auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case haemophilus suis ( 0 . 1 - 0 . 4 μg / ml ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 . chart in fig1 shows obtained results . variables disclosed below are pharmacokinetically obtained for tilmicosin in fola and a commercially available reference preparation administered during 3 days : auc = area under curve of drug concentration vs time with fola system or with the commercially available preparation ( reference ). auc / cmi = ratio between auc value divided by minimum inhibitory concentration of a pathogen , in this case haemophilus suis ( 0 . 1 - 0 . 4 μg / ml ). fr = relative bioavailability achieved with formula auc fola / auc reference × 100 . even though certain embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described , it should be noted that a number of modifications thereof are possible , but such modifications do not represent a distance from the true scope of the invention . therefore , the present invention shall not be considered restricted except by the provisions in the state of the art , as well as the scope of the attached claims . 1 . craig w a . antimicrobial resistance issues of the future . diagn microbial infect dis . 1996 ; 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