Formulation toolbox for topically applied drugs to account for physical parameters, dynamic metamorphosis and influence of excipients

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U01FD007954
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$1,499,750

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93.103 Food and Drug Administration Research
Completion date 79% complete
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Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
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Great Britain, United Kingdom

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Abstract
Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (pbpk) modelling has emerged as a valuable tool in the drug development process for both novel and generic drug products. In particular, simulation tools can be utilised for generic drug products to assess virtual bioequivalence between the reference and test products. Dermal pbpk modelling has been applied to the development of topical formulations by predicting drug absorption into skin in virtual populations that are constructed using realistic physiology data. IT is important to recognise that topical products undergo changes immediately upon application due to formulation metamorphosis, which may alter the critical characteristics of the formulations. To accurately simulate drug permeation through the skin, precise parameterisation of the dynamic changes that occur during formulation metamorphosis is crucial. A primary objective of this grant proposal is to improve the formulation parameterisation integrated in the mpml mechderma model by integrating dynamic formulation compositions and feedback to critical quality attributes using advanced prediction methods. The other primary objective is to systematically verify the model's predictive capability by assessing its ability to account for variations in drug product attributes and to predict the influence of these variations on the local bioavailability. Specifically, aim 1 will focus on the enhancement of the formulation toolbox by enabling the input of complete formulation composition data (Q2) and implementing predictive methods to estimate formulation Q3 properties based on known Q2 characterisation. The proposed framework will be used in pursuit of aim 2, wherein individual volatile constituents will be allowed to evaporate and dynamic RE-calculation of formulation Q2 and Q3 metrics implemented. In addition to evaporation, the depletion of excipient through skin absorption will be investigated under aim 3. Commercial and custom desoximetasone drug products featuring modified formulation attributes will be designed and characterised under aim 4. These formulations will serve as challenges for the pbpk models, which will be used to verify the models' ability to differentiate between formulation variations and assess BIO(in)equivalence. Aim 5 will focus on the evaluation of skin hydration following formulation application involving the development and validation of a pbpk model of skin hydration and absorption of water from topical drug products. Aim 6 will develop a model for simulating microdialysis and open-flow microperfusion data; this model will be leveraged to simulate available data on local concentrations in vivo and further verify local concentration predictions.

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Topical Products Testing LLC TPT LLC team would be responsible for generating the necessary laboratory data within the scope of the experiments proposed in the grant proposal. The work plan… $7,742
Topical Products Testing LLC $48,584

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Who received award U01FD007954?

U01FD007954 was awarded to Certara UK LIMITED by FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services (Food and Drug Administration) on September 1, 2023.

How much is award U01FD007954 worth?

$1,499,750 has been obligated on U01FD007954.

Which agency awarded U01FD007954?

FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services (Food and Drug Administration) awarded U01FD007954, with funding from Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Food and Drug Administration).

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