Sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin compositions
SAE-CD compositions are provided, along with methods of making and using the same. The SAE-CD compositions comprise a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin having an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. due to a drug-degrading agent, as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 300 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
1. A sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin (SAE-CD) composition that can be readily mixed with an active agent, comprising a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin having an average degree of substitution of 4.5 to 7.5 and less than 200 ppm of a phosphate, wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. due to a UV-active impurity as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 300 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
2. A sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin (SAE-CD) composition that can be readily mixed with an active agent, comprising a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin having an average degree of substitution of 4.5 to 7.5 and less than 200 ppm of a phosphate, wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. due to a UV-active drug-degrading agent that degrades aripiprazole as determined b UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 300 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
3. A sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin (SAE-CD) composition that can be readily mixed with an active agent, comprising a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin having an average degree of substitution of 4.5 to 7.5 and less than 200 ppm of a phosphate, wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. due to one or more UV-active drug-degrading agents selected from the group consisting of a glycosidic moiety, a ring-opened cyclodextrin species, a reducing sugar, and a glucose degradation product as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 300 m of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
4. A sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin (SAE-CD) composition that can be readily mixed with an active agent, comprising a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin having an average degree of substitution of 4.5 to 7.5 and less than 200 ppm of a phosphate, wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. due to one or more UV-active drug-degrading agents selected from the group consisting of 3,4-dideoxyglucosone-3-ene, 2-furaldehyde, and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 300 mg the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
5. A sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin (SAE-CD) composition that can be readily mixed with an active agent, comprising a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin having an average degree of substitution of 4.5 to 7.5 and less than 200 ppm of a phosphate, wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. due to a UV-active drug-degrading agent formed by exposing a cyclodextrin starting material in an alkaline aqueous media to a substituent precursor at a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to produce the sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 300 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
6. A sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin (SAE-CD) composition that can be readily mixed with an active agent, comprising a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin having an average degree of substitution of 4.5 to 7.5 and less than 200 ppm of a phosphate, wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. due to a UV-active drug-degrading impurity as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 300 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length, wherein the SAE-CD composition comprises 2% or less of the drug-degrading impurity after the SAE-CD composition is maintained at a temperature of about 80° C. for a period of about 120 minutes.
7. The SAE-CD composition of claim 6 , wherein the SAE-CD composition comprises 0.5% or less of the drug-degrading impurity after the SAE-CD composition is maintained at a temperature of about 80° C. for a period of about 120 minutes.
8. The SAE-CD composition of claim 1 , wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 500 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
9. The SAE-CD composition of claim 1 , wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than about 0.25 A.U. as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 500 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
10. The SAE-CD composition of claim 1 , wherein the SAE-CD composition has an absorption of less than about 0.2 A.U. as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 500 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length.
11. The SAE-CD composition of claim 1 , comprising less than 100 ppm of a phosphate.
12. The SAE-CD composition of claim 1 , wherein the sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin is a compound of Formula (I):
wherein:
p is 4, 5, or 6;
R 1 is independently selected at each occurrence from —OH—O—(C 2 -C 6 alkylene)-SO 3 -T, wherein T is independently selected at each occurrence from pharmaceutically acceptable cations, provided that at least one R 1 is —OH and at least one R 1 is —OH—O—(C 2 -C 6 alkylene)-SO 3 -T.
13. The SAE-CD composition of claim 12 , wherein R 1 is independently selected at each occurrence from —OH or —OH—O—(C 2 -C 6 alkylene)-SO 3 -T, and -T is Na + at each occurrence.
14. A formulation, comprising the SAE-CD composition of claim 1 and an active agent.
15. The formulation of claim 14 , wherein the formulation has an active agent assay of about 98% or more when the formulation is maintained at a temperature of about 80° C. for a period of about 120 minutes.
16. The formulation of claim 14 , wherein the formulation has an active agent assay of about 99.5% or more when the formulation is maintained at a temperature of about 80° C. for a period of about 120 minutes.
17. The formulation of claim 14 , wherein the active agent is a pharmaceutically effective active agent and is present in the formulation in an effective amount.