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Leonardo Marchitto

Professore a contratto

Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie

Pubblicazioni

Ophthalmic composition comprising a synergistic combination of Polglumyt® and Sodium Hyaluronate.

Liberati E, Russo V, Santo G, Durando L, Marchitto L, Ragni L, Tongiani S.

Poster session presented at: AAPS; 2017 Nov 12-15; San Diego, CA (USA).

“Ottimizzazione della miscelazione di un principio attivo a basso dosaggio in una formulazione in compresse”

S. Selva, L. Donati, L. Marchitto

Presentation Workshop “Continuous improvement nel farmaceutico: casi positivi di applicazioni Lean Six Sigma e Quality by Design”

11-13 June 2008 Proceedings 48 ° Simposio AFI Rimini, 2008

Evaluation of the Mixing Effectiveness of a New Powder Mixer

Giovanni Filippo Palmieri, Debora Lovato, Leonardo Marchitto, Aldo Zanchetta, Sante Martelli

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 1998, Vol. 24, No. 1 : Pages 81-88

 Abstract: The effectiveness of the new powder mixer Canguro J tumbler was evaluated using lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, and salicylic acid as chemical indicator with the ratio 88:10:2 (w/w). The mixing time, the speed of the tumbler (rpm), its inclination, and filling percentage were varied in order to assess the limits of the mixer and the best parameters to use for obtaining a mixture as uniform as possible. The same experiments were then repeated after addition of 1% (w/w) magnesium stearate to the mixture of powders. The efficiency in the distribution of this lubricant was estimated by the progressive hardness reduction of the tablets derived from the compression of the powders, at a constant applied force. Finally, a comparison between Canguro J and a very efficient V-shaped mixer of the same capacity was performed. The results show that all investigated parameters influenced the mixing capability of Canguro J. The best effectiveness of the mixer occurred at the filling rate of 50% and a rotation speed of 20 rpm; in this case, Canguro J is even a little more effective than the V-shaped mixer. However, even at the filling rate of 70%, the same distribution uniformity of the powders can be obtained after a mixing time protraction of a few minutes.

Patents:

1)      CONTROLLED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL OR FOOD FORMULATION AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION.  EU Patent WO2010084038 (A1) ; US2011318321 (A1)

The present invention relates to a controlled release pharmaceutical or food formulation comprising at least one active pharmaceutical or food ingredient dispersed in a mixture of a glycogen with a polysaccharide, and the process for its preparation. The invention also relates to a slow release system represented by a mixture of a glycogen with a polysaccharide, and its use for the preparation of slow release pharmaceutical or food formulations.

 

2)      A SLOW-RELEASE FORMULATION BASED ON AN ASSOCIATION OF GLYCOGEN AND ALGINATE

US 2010/0255083A1;  EU Patent Application WO2009083561

Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

The invention relates to a controlled-release pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one

active ingredient dispersed in a matrix comprising at least one slow-release excipient comprising an

association of at least one glycogen and at least one alginate with alkaline-earth metal salts, and a process for its preparation. The invention also relates to a slow-release excipient comprising an association of at least one glycogen and at least one alginate with alkaline-earth metal salts, and the process for its preparation, and its use for the preparation of slow-release pharmaceutical formulations.

 

3)      PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION COMPRISING LYOPHILIZED LIPOSOMES

ENCAPSULATING AN ACTIVE PRINCIPLE WHICH IS HIGHLY INSOLUBLE IN WATER, AND THE PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAID PREPARATION

EU Patent EP0981332B1

Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

Lyophilized composition comprising trehalose and lipid liposomes in which a biologically-active principle has been incorporated, characterized in that the biologically-active principle is highly insoluble in water, the trehalose/lipid weight ratio is </= 1.5, and all of the trehalose was added to the outside of the liposomes already formed before lyophilization.

 

4)      AQUEOUS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT WHICH IS HIGHLY INSOLUBLE IN WATER

EU Patent EP0973505B1;

Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

Aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising an active ingredient which is highly insoluble in water, dispersed in liposomes and method of preparation thereof.

 

5)      ORALLY DISPERSIBLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF

EU Patent EP1819320B1

Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

A process for preparing an orally dispersible solid pharmaceutical form comprises the following steps: a)coating the active ingredient with at least one hydrophilic carboxylate polymer, b) granulating the coated active ingredient obtained in step (a) with at least one lipid compound having a melting point lower than thatof the active ingredient, c) mixing the granulate obtained in step (b) with at least one hydrophilic natural polymer having high molecular weight, and d) mixing the granulate obtained in step (c) with ingredients suitable for obtaining an orally dispersible solid pharmaceutical form. An orally dispersible solid pharmaceutical form comprises an active ingredient coated with at least one hydrophilic carboxylate polymer and at least one lipid compound, in which the said coated active ingredient is embedded in a matrix comprising at least one hydrophilic natural polymer having high molecular weight.

 

6)      PHARMACEUTICAL ORAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG, AND HAVING GOOD PALATABILITY

EU Patent EP1694295B1

Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

Oral pharmaceutical dosage form comprising tromethamine and a NSAID selected from the group comprising ibuprofen, naproxen and flurbiprofen, characterized in that it also comprises a compound selected from the group comprising glycine, vitamine B6 and mixtures thereof.

 

7)      COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING GLYCOGEN FOR SKIN APPLICATION WITH VELVET EFFECT

eu Patent WO2009095341 (A1) ; EP2240154 (A1)

Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

This invention relates to a cosmetic composition for skin application having a velvet effect on the skin comprising, as the cosmetic active ingredient, a glycogen having less than 1,000 ppm of nitrogen and less than 1% by weight of reducing sugars, in at least one cosmetically-acceptable vehicle.

 

8)      Hydrophilic pharmaceutical composition having anti- inflammatory activity

eu Patent IT1992MI01749 19920717

Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

A topical pharmaceutical composition in the form of a foam having anti-inflammatory activity which contains a suitable soluble salt of a compound selected from the group comprising 2-(2,6-dichlorophenyl) amino benzyl acetic acid and 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-N-2-pyridinyl-2H-1,2- benzothiazine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide as active ingredient is described.

 

9)      OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION COMPRISING GLYCOGEN

EP 1069885 B1 Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

An ophthalmic solution comprising a sterile aqueous solution of a glycogen polysaccharide.

 

 10 ) USE OF AN L-ASCORBIC ACID SALT TO PREPARE A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION  FOR OPHTHALMIC TOPICAL USE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING THE LEVEL OF L-ASCORBIC ACID IN THE EYE

EU Patent EP1485084B1

Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto

Use of a salt of L-ascorbic acid with a pharmaceutically acceptable organic base to prepare a pharmaceutical composition, for ophthalmic topical use, capable of improving the level of L-ascorbic acid in a human eye.