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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
卷 23, 期 1, 页码 77-87出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2004.05.010
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gamma-irradiation and dry heat sterilisation; EPR/ESR; ocular minitablet; in vitro release; in vivo study; ciprofloxacin
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of gamma-irradiation and dry heat sterilisation on the properties of a bioadhesive powder mixture containing ciprofloxacin and its corresponding ocular minitablets. The molecular weight characteristics of drum dried waxy maize starch (DDWM), employed as major component of the bioadhesive formulation, the decay kinetics of radicals, the theological properties of the bioadhesive polymers and the microbial activity of ciprofloxacin were studied. The influence of the different sterilisation methods on the characteristics of the ocular minitablets was investigated by measuring the crushing strength, the friability, and the in vitro release of ciprofloxacin from the minitablets. Finally, the clinical value of the selected sterilised minitablets was evaluated in seven healthy volunteers. Both sterilisation methods similarly affected the properties of the bioadhesive formulation by inducing stable radicals and decreasing the molecular weight of DDWM. although no changes in the microbiological activity of ciprofloxacin were measured. An obvious influence of both sterilisation methods was observed in the in vitro release study. The crushing strength and friability of the minitablets were not significantly influenced by gamma-irradiation. Based on these data, gamma-irradiation was more adequate as sterilisation method for the bioadhesive ocular minitablets than dry heat sterilisation, because it affected the least the physical properties of the minitablets. Therefore, the gamma-sterilised minitablets were selected for an in vivo evaluation in seven volunteers. The concentration of ciprofloxacin in the tear film remained above its MIC value for the most common ocular pathogens for at least 8 h. Consequently, the gamma-irradiated minitablets containing ciprofloxacin can be considered as a promising formulation to treat bacterial keratitis and conjunctivitis. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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