| Autor: |
Hadgraft, Jonathan, Hill, Stephanie, Hümpel, Michael, Johnston, Linda, Lever, Lawrence, Marks, Ronald, Murphy, T., Rapier, Catherine |
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Pharmaceutical Research; Dec1990, Vol. 7 Issue 12, p1307-1312, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
In vitro experiments using full-thickness human skin showed that it was feasible to deliver therapeutic amounts of the new antidepressant drug rolipram. Simple transdermal devices were constructed, and the presence of isopropyl myristate (IPM) in a silicone adhesive (Dow Corning X7-2920) enhanced the flux across excised human skin. The steady-state fluxes from adhesive mixtures containing 0, 5, and 10% IPM were 3, 5.2, and 6 µg/cm/hr, respectively. The in vitro experiments were confirmed in a clinical study involving six healthy male volunteers. The formulations tested were an alcoholic solution and adhesive patches containing 5 and 10% IPM. The dose of drug administered was 0.5 mg/cm and the device size 25 cm. Blood samples were withdrawn over a 24-hr period and analyzed using radioimmunoassay. The topical applications were well tolerated, with only mild or no side effects. A lag time of approximately 2 hr was found for the detection of rolipram in the plasma (detection limit, 50 pg/ml). Interindividual variations both for the peak drug levels and throughout the delivery were quite high but this magnitude of variation has been observed in many other transdermal studies. Plasma levels between 1 and 2 ng/ml were found for all formulations and the AUC was significantly higher for the patch containing 5% IPM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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