A Strategy for the Effective Optimization of Pharmaceutical Formulations Based on Parameter-Optimized Support Vector Machine Model

Engineering pharmaceutical formulations is governed by a number of variables, and the finding of the optimal preparation is intricately linked to the exploration of a multiparametric space through a variety of optimization tasks. As a result, making such optimization activities simpler is a significant undertaking. For the purposes of this study, we suggested a prediction model that was based on least square support vector machine (LSSVM) and whose parameters were optimized using the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO-LSSVM model). Other in silico optimization methods were used and compared, including the LSSVM and the back propagation (BP) neural networks algorithm. PSO-LSSVM demonstrated the highest performance on the test dataset, with the lowest mean square error. In addition, two dosage forms, quercetin solid dispersion and apigenin nanoparticles, were selected as model formulations due to the wide range of formulation compositions and manufacturing factors used in their production. Three different models were used to predict the ideal formulations of two different dosage forms, and in real world, the Taguchi orthogonal design arrays were used to optimize the formulations of each dosage form. It is clear that the predicted performance of two formulations using PSO-LSSVM was both consistent with the outcomes of the Taguchi orthogonal planned experiment, demonstrating the model's good reliability and high usefulness. Together, our PSO-LSSVM prediction model has the potential to accurately predict the best possible formulations, reduce the reliance on experimental effort, accelerate the process of formulation design, and provide a low-cost solution to drug preparation optimization.