Compositions and kits for Omeprazole suspension
Disclosed herein are liquid diluents, formulations, and kits for preparing reconstituted suspensions of a proton pump inhibitor (e.g., omeprazole). The present disclosure also provides formulations for liquid diluents that do not have a tendency for gel formation following exposure to freeze-thaw cycles.
1. A freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent for reconstituting a proton pump inhibitor, comprising:
a poloxamer, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), sodium bicarbonate, a buffering agent, a defoamer, water, and optionally one or more excipients selected from a flavoring agent, a sweetener, and a coloring agent,
wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent is stable for at least 30 days at 5±3° C.
2. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the poloxamer is poloxamer 188.
3. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the poloxamer is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 1% w/v, 2% w/v, or 4% w/v.
4. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the sodium bicarbonate is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 4.0%-20% w/v.
5. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the sodium bicarbonate is present at 10% w/v to 20% w/v in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent.
6. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the sodium bicarbonate is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 8.4% w/v.
7. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent comprises about 1% w/v of a citrate salt.
8. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the buffering agent comprises citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium tartrate, sodium acetate, sodium carbonate, phosphoric acid, sodium polyphosphate, potassium polyphosphate, sodium pyrophosphate, potassium pyrophosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, trisodium phosphate, tripotassium phosphate, sodium acetate, potassium metaphosphate, magnesium carbonate, calcium acetate, calcium glycerophosphate, lactate, calcium carbonate, or any combination thereof.
9. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the defoamer comprises simethicone emulsion, poly dimethyl siloxane, dimethicone, ethanol, or any combination thereof.
10. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 9 , wherein the defoamer is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 0.1%-0.3% w/v.
11. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 10 , wherein the defoamer is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 0.15% w/v.
12. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the sweetener comprises 70% sorbitol solution and sucralose.
13. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 12 , wherein the 70% sorbitol solution is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 2.5% w/v and the sucralose is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 0.4% w/v.
14. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent is stable for at least 30 days at 25±5° C.
15. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent is resistant to gel formation for at least one freeze-thaw cycle.
16. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent consisting essentially of:
1.0%-4.0% w/v of the poloxamer, wherein the poloxamer is poloxamer 188;
1.0%-2.0% w/v of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC);
8.0%-8.8% w/v of sodium bicarbonate;
0.5%-1.5% w/v of the buffering agent, wherein the buffering agent is sodium citrate;
0.1%-0.3% w/v of the defoamer;
0.35%-3.5% w/v of the sweetener; and
water;
wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent is stable for at least 30 days at 5±3° C and is resistant to gel formation for at least one freeze-thaw cycle.
17. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent consisting essentially of:
0.5%-4.0% w/v of poloxamer;
1.0%-5.0% w/v of the suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent is (i) sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) or (ii) a combination of sodium CMC and microcrystalline cellulose;
4.0%-20% w/v of sodium bicarbonate;
0.1%-0.3% w/v of the defoamer;
water;
a buffering agent, wherein the buffering agent maintains a pH of 8 to 9.5;
optionally one or more selected from a coloring agent, a sweetener, and a flavoring agent; and
wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent is stable for at least 30 days at 5±3° C. and is resistant to gel formation for at least one freeze-thaw cycle.
18. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the proton pump inhibitor is omeprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole, or dexlansoprazole.
19. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the proton pump inhibitor is lansoprazole.
20. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 , wherein the proton pump inhibitor is omeprazole.
21. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 20 , wherein the omeprazole is present at 2 mg/mL.