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Novel gel formulations with catanionic aggregates enable prolonged drug release and reduced skin permeation.
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PMID:  21899541     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Objectives  The aim of this study was to investigate skin permeation rates of a drug substance when applied in novel gel formulations with catanionic aggregates. Methods  Reference gel without catanionic aggregates was compared with formulations with catanionic aggregates composed of tetracaine and either sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) or capric acid. Carbomer and SoftCAT were used to compare the effect of different gel types to elucidate if physically cross-linked, 'self-destructing' systems had benefits compared with classical, covalently cross-linked, gels. Key findings  The rheological investigation showed that the interactions between the SoftCAT polymer and tetracaine/SDS aggregates were stronger than when the tetracaine/capric acid aggregates were used. The skin permeation was measured ex vivo in horizontal Ussing chambers and the permeation of tetracaine was significantly lower when formulations with tetracaine/SDS aggregates were applied (P < 0.001), but not statistically different from the reference when capric acid was used. Conclusions  No morphological differences could be distinguished between the skin samples exposed to the different formulations or the reference. Skin permeation was compared with silicone sheet permeation and the results indicated that silicone sheets could be used as a model of skin when using these formulations.
Authors:
Noel Dew; Katarina Edsman; Erik Björk
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-08-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology     Volume:  63     ISSN:  0022-3573     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pharm. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-09-08     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376363     Medline TA:  J Pharm Pharmacol     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1265-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
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© 2011 The Authors. JPP © 2011 Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Affiliation:
Uppsala University, Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala, Sweden.
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