NANOSTRUCTURED SILDENAFIL BASE, ITS PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS AND CO-CRYSTALS, COMPOSITIONS OF THEM, PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM
The present invention is directed to nanostructured (nanoparticulated) Sildenafil base, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and co-crystals, compositions containing them, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The nanoparticles of Sildenafil base, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and co-crystals, compositions containing them according to the invention have an average particle size of less than about 500 nm. Sildenafil citrate is inhibiting cGMP specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDEV), an enzyme that regulates blood flow in the penis. The compositions of the invention are useful in the treatment of male or female sexual dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).