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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 494, Issue 1, Pages 463-470Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.08.067
Keywords
Isoniazid; Skin permeation; Transdermal delivery; Chemical penetration enhancer
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- FAPESC
- CNPq/MCTI
- CAPES/MEC(PNPD fellowship) [001/2010]
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Despite its high efficacy in anti-tuberculosis therapy, the oral administration of isoniazid (INH) may lead to poor patient compliance due to hepatotoxicity events. In this context, the transdermal administration of INH was evaluated, for the first time, since this route avoids hepatic first pass effect. INH was applied to porcine skin in Franz diffusion chambers alone and with 5% menthol, limonene or Transcutol (R). Infrared and DSC analyses were selected for mechanistic studies. The transdermal absorption of INH was sufficient to ensure a systemic therapeutic effect. Menthol was not able to improve the absorption of INH, but it increased the drug accumulation in skin compared to the control (1.4-fold). Transcutol (R) reduced permeation flux of INH (2.2-fold) and also increased the amount of drug retained in skin (1.7-fold). Limonene was the most effective excipient since it increased permeation flux of INH (1.5-fold) and lag time was greatly shortened (2.8-fold). DSC and FTIR analyses of limonene-treated skin suggest higher degree of disorder in lipid bilayers. Transdermal delivery of INH was positively correlated with log P of chemical enhancers. INH can be efficiently delivered by skin route and specific excipients may be selected depending on intended use. (C) 2015 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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