Crystal engineering of pharmaceutical cocrystals in the discovery and development of improved drugs

G Bolla, B Sarma, AK Nangia - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The subject of crystal engineering started in the 1970s with the study of topochemical
reactions in the solid state. A broad chemical definition of crystal engineering was published …

Pharmaceutical cocrystals: walking the talk

G Bolla, A Nangia - Chemical communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Pharmaceutical cocrystals belong to a sub-class of cocrystals wherein one of the
components is a drug molecule (or an active pharmaceutical ingredient, API) and the …

Drug-drug and drug-nutraceutical cocrystal/salt as alternative medicine for combination therapy: a crystal engineering approach

R Thakuria, B Sarma - Crystals, 2018 - mdpi.com
The pre-formulation of pharmaceutical cocrystals and salts is a concept of crystal
engineering that has emerged as a promising technique for drug development in …

A novel drug-drug cocrystal of levofloxacin and metacetamol: Reduced hygroscopicity and improved photostability of levofloxacin

T Shinozaki, M Ono, K Higashi, K Moribe - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Levofloxacin (LVFX), a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent from the fluoroquinolone
family, is universally prescribed with antipyretics, including paracetamol (APAP) analogs. In …

New forms of old drugs: improving without changing

S Domingos, V André, S Quaresma… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objectives In a short approach, we want to present the improvements that have recently
been done in the world of new solid forms of known active pharmaceutical ingredients …

Drug-drug multicomponent solid forms: cocrystal, coamorphous and eutectic of three poorly soluble antihypertensive drugs using mechanochemical approach

J Haneef, R Chadha - AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017 - Springer
The present study deals with the application of mechanochemical approach for the
preparation of drug-drug multicomponent solid forms of three poorly soluble …

Hybrid and bioactive cocrystals of pyrazinamide with hydroxybenzoic acids: detailed study of structure, spectroscopic characteristics, other potential applications and …

JS Al-Otaibi, YS Mary, S Armaković… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Three cocrystals of pyrazinamide (PYZ) with 2, 4-dihydroxy benzoic acid (2, 4HBA-PYZ), 2, 6-
dihydroxybenzoic acid (2, 6HBA-PYZ) and 3, 5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (3, 5HBA-PYZ) are …

Fast dissolving eutectic compositions of two anti-tubercular drugs

S Cherukuvada, A Nangia - CrystEngComm, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Co-crystallization of anti-tubercular drugs pyrazinamide (PZA) and isoniazid (INH) with each
other and with dicarboxylic acid coformers was studied. Grinding of the two drugs to make a …

Pharmaceutical cocrystals of diflunisal and diclofenac with theophylline

AO Surov, AP Voronin, AN Manin… - Molecular …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Pharmaceutical cocrystals of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs diflunisal (DIF) and
diclofenac (DIC) with theophylline (THP) were obtained, and their crystal structures were …

Mechanochemical synthesis of cocrystal: From mechanism to application

Y Xiao, C Wu, X Hu, K Chen, L Qi, P Cui… - Crystal Growth & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cocrystal engineering is gaining interest across various disciplines since it can effectively
tune the properties of solid substances via noncovalent synthesis by introducing new …