Method for preparing submicron particle suspensions

摘要

The present invention provides a method a method for preparing a suspension of a pharmaceutically-active compound, the solubility of which is greater in a water-miscible first organic solvent than in a second solvent which is aqueous, the process comprising the steps of (i) dissolving a first quantity of the pharmaceutically-active compound in the water-miscible first organic solvent to form a first solution; (ii) mixing the first solution with the second solvent to precipitate the pharmaceutically-active compound to create a presuspension; and (iii) seeding the first solution or the second solvent prior to the mixing step or seeding the pre-suspension after the mixing step.