WATER SOLUBLE DISPERSIONS OF CHLORTHALIDONE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THEM

摘要

Water-soluble dispersions of chlorthalidone are prepared by a process comprising: (a) forming a solution comprising a water soluble pharmaceutically acceptable polymeric carrier and a C1-C4 alkanol, (b) dissolving chlorthalidone in the solution thus formed, and (c) removing the C1-C4 alkanol from the solution by evaporation, the amount of said carrier being effective to suppress substantially the formation of the alkyl ether by-product from the reaction of chlorthalidone with the C1-C4 alkanol. A preferred water soluble carrier is polyvinylpyrrolidon and a preferred C1-C4 alkanol is methanol.