By Nicholas A. Meanwell
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4) able to distinguish between high and low absorption (defined as more or less than half the administered dose absorbed) for 90% of the 91 drugs evaluated. As might be expected from the GSE, the more soluble, lower melting point compounds were more likely to be well absorbed. There was an academic challenge proposed [57] to explore new methodologies for solubility prediction – a summary of the results and many different models proposed has been reviewed [58]. 2 Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids Solubility values measured in aqueous buffers are only part of the picture in determining solubility pertinent to drug discovery [48], as the nature of the aqueous environment in the various parts of the body varies greatly in composition and pH.
Physical properties are also important in the passage of compounds through membranes and their dispersal in various tissues and organs around the body; the metabolism and removal of drugs are also highly dependent on a compound’s physical make-up [24]. Together these phenomena make up the science of pharmacokinetics, commonly described by the constituent processes of ADME (ADMET). Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics are subjects that fill texts on their own [69] – so the focus of this short section will be to consider particular aspects where physical properties have the most profound impact.
Table 10 shows some representative compositions and pH for simulated gastric and intestinal fluids in fasted or fed states – hence Fasted or Fed State Simulated (Gastric or Intestinal) Fluids. In early phases of drug discovery SGF, FeSSIF and FaSSIF are the most commonly encountered measurements, giving insight on drug dissolution, impact of the changing pH and absorption effects. In later drug development, the more complex interactions with food in the GI tract are modelled by more complex mixtures, giving further insight on absorption in varying dosing regimes.