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. 1990 May;7(5):537-41.
doi: 10.1023/a:1015881103340.

Drug binding and solubility in milk

P E Macheras  1 , M A Koupparis, S G Antimisiaris
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Drug binding and solubility in milk

P E Macheras et al. Pharm Res. 1990 May.

Abstract

The binding and solubility of nitrofurantoin, piroxicam, indomethacin, prednisolone, diazepam, dicumarol, and griseofulvin in milk were determined at 15, 25, and 37 degrees C in bovine milk samples with fat contents of 0.75 and 3.50%. Drug binding to milk components was independent of drug concentration over the drug concentration studied, and the fat content of milk strongly affected binding values of most of the listed drugs. Further, drug binding increased with decreasing temperatures for most of the drugs examined. The solubility of all drugs is greatly enhanced in milk compared to their aqueous solubility (pH 6.5 phosphate buffer). The high solubility cannot be accounted for solely on the basis of drug binding to milk components. An attempt is made to correlate the binding and solubility data with physicochemical properties of the drugs (logP, pKa, aqueous solubility). The potential significance of these findings is discussed with regard to preparation and in vivo delivery of drugs from drug-milk formulations.

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