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In order to evaluate the effects of vehicles and penetration enhancers on skin permeation of apomorphine, the skin permeation rates of apomorphine from vehicles of different composition were determined using Franz diffusion cells fitted with excised rat skins. Solubility of apomorphine in various solvents was investigated to select a vehicle suitable for the percutaneous absorption of apomorphine. The solvents used were propylene glycol (PG), and isopropyl alcohol. Even though permeation rates of apomorphine from each vehicle were low , the combination of PG and increased it significantly. The permeation rates of apomorphine from mixtures increased as the volume fraction of PG in the mixture increased. The maximum permeation rate of was achieved at 30% of PG, which decreased with further increase of PG fraction. A series of fatty acids, alcohols and monoterpenes were employed as penetration enhancers. Incorporation of each enhancer in the (30:70) mixture at the level of 10% improved the skin permeation significantly. The highest permeation rate, , was attained with myristic acid. |
