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Microemulsion systems composed of Span20/80+Tween20/80+n-butanol+H2O+isopropyl palmitate (IPP)/isopropyl myristate (IPM) were investigated as model systems of drug carriers for eye drops. Effects of chloramphenicol, normal saline, sodium hyaluronate and various oils on the phase behavior were studied. The phase transition was investigated by the electrical conductivity measurements. The electrical conductivity of the microemulsion was affected by the encapsulation of the drug into the system, and the addition of normal saline and sodium hyaluronate. The chloramphenicol is used to treat the diseases such as trachoma and keratitis. However, this drug in the common eye drops hydrolyzes easily. The main product of the hydrolysis is glycols. Here, the chloramphenicol was trapped into the oil-in-water (o/w) microemulsions and its stability was investigated by the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assays in the accelerated experiments of 3 months. Its location in the microemulsion formulations was determined by means of 1H NMR spectroscopy. The results of HPLC revealed that the contents of the glycols in the microemulsion formulations were much lower than that in the commercial eye drops at the end of the accelerated experiments. It implied that the stability of the chloramphenicol in the microemulsion formulations was increased remarkably. The NMR experiments confirmed that the chloramphenicol molecules should be trapped into the hydrophilic shells of the microemulsion drops, which was composed of many oxyethylene groups. The nitro-groups of the chloramphenicol molecules were near the alpha2-CH2 of the surfactant molecules and the benzene rings of the chloramphenicol molecules were near the oxyethylene groups of the surfactant molecules. It was this reason that enabled the chloramphenicol molecules in the microemulsions to be screened from the bulk water and its stability to be increased remarkably.
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PMID:Phase behavior of the microemulsions and the stability of the chloramphenicol in the microemulsion-based ocular drug delivery system. 1603 10

Microemulsion composed of Span20 + Tween20 isopropyl myristate (IPM) + H2O were investigated as potential drug delivery systems for eye drops. The system is important in that all its components are food grade so that the microemulsion is almost free of toxicity and irritation. The phase transition was investigated using the electrical conductivity measurements. The chloramphenicol is used to treat the eye diseases such as trachoma and keratitis. However, this drug in the common eye drops hydrolyzes easily. The main product of the hydrolysis is glycol. Here, the chloramphenicol was trapped into the oil-in-water (o/w) microemulsions free of alcohols. Its stability was investigated by the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assays in the accelerated experiments of 3 months. The location of the chloramphenicol molecules in the microemulsion formulations was determined by means of dynamic light scattering (DLS) and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The results of HPLC revealed that the content of the glycols in the microemulsion formulation was much lower than that in the commercial eye drops at the end of the accelerated experiments. It implied that the stability of the chloramphenicol in the microemulsion formulations was increased remarkably. The results of DLS and NMR confirmed that the chloramphenicol molecules should be trapped into the hydrophilic shells of the microemulsion drops, which were composed of many oxyethylene groups. The benzene rings of the chloramphenicol molecules were near the group of alpha2-CH2 and the oxyethylene groups of the surfactant molecules. It was this reason that enabled the chloramphenicol molecules in the microemulsions to be screened from the bulk water and its stability to be increased remarkably.
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PMID:Studies on the stability of the chloramphenicol in the microemulsion free of alcohols. 1642 26

Terbinafine hydrochloride (T-HCl) is recommended for the management of fungal keratitis. To maintain effective aqueous humor concentrations, frequent instillation of T-HCl drops is necessary. This work aimed to develop alternative controlled-release in situ ocular drug-loaded nanoemulsion (NE) gels. Twelve pseudoternary-phase diagrams were constructed using oils (isopropyl myristate/Miglyol 812), surfactants (Tween 80/Cremophor EL), a co-surfactant (polyethylene glycol 400) and water. Eight drug-loaded (0.5%, w/v) NEs were evaluated for thermodynamic stability, morphology, droplet size and drug release in simulated tear fluid (pH 7.4). Following dispersion in gellan gum solution (0.2%, w/w), the in situ NE gels were characterized for transparency, rheological behavior, mucoadhesive force, drug release and histopathological assessment of ocular irritation. Drug pharmacokinetics of sterilized F31 [Miglyol 812, Cremophor EL: polyethylene glycol 400 (1:2) and water (5, 55 and 40%, w/w, respectively)] in situ NE gel and oily drug solution were evaluated in rabbit aqueous humor. The NEs were thermodynamically stable and have spherical droplets (<30 nm). The gels were transparent, pseudoplastic, mucoadhesive and showed more retarded zero-order drug release rates. F31 in situ NE gel showed the least ocular irritation potential and significantly (P<0.01) higher C(max), delayed T(max), prolonged mean residence time and increased bioavailability.
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PMID:Promising ion-sensitive in situ ocular nanoemulsion gels of terbinafine hydrochloride: design, in vitro characterization and in vivo estimation of the ocular irritation and drug pharmacokinetics in the aqueous humor of rabbits. 2333 17