| abstract |
The present invention relates to nanodisperse antiparasitcs and provides a composition comprising at least one water insoluble anti-parasitic drug and a water-soluble carrier material, wherein the water-insoluble anti-parasitic drug (preferably an Artemisinin-type drug or a quinine type drug) is dispersed through the carrier material in nano-disperse form having a peak diameter of the nano-disperse form below 1000nm. The invention further provides an aqueous dispersion of a water insoluble anti-parasitic drug and a water-soluble carrier material, wherein the anti-parasitic drug is in nano-disperse form having a peak diameter of the nano- disperse form below 1000nm, the invention further subsists in a process for preparing an anti-parasitic composition comprising a water insoluble anti-parasitc agent and a water-soluble carrier, which comprises the steps of either: a) providing an emulsion comprising a solution of the anti-parasitic agent in a water-immiscible solvent for the same, and an aqueous solution of the carrier, or providing a mixture comprising at least one non-aqueous solvent optional water a water-soluble carrier material soluble in the mixture and a water-insoluble anti- parasitic agent soluble in the mixture, and, b) drying the emulsion (preferably by spray drying) to remove water and the water-immiscible solvent to obtain a substantially solvent-free nano-dispersion of the anti-parasitic agent in the carrier. |