EP1414497A1 - Nouveaux systemes de micelles et de micro-emulsions pour la solubilisation de medicaments - Google Patents

Nouveaux systemes de micelles et de micro-emulsions pour la solubilisation de medicaments

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EP1414497A1
EP1414497A1 EP02761231A EP02761231A EP1414497A1 EP 1414497 A1 EP1414497 A1 EP 1414497A1 EP 02761231 A EP02761231 A EP 02761231A EP 02761231 A EP02761231 A EP 02761231A EP 1414497 A1 EP1414497 A1 EP 1414497A1
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Donn M. Dennis
Nikolaus Gravenstein
Jerome H. Modell
Timothy E. Morey
Dinesh O. Shah
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  • This invention relates to compositions and a method for making microemulsion delivery systems for water insoluble or sparingly soluble drugs.
  • Dissolving water insoluble agents into aqueous solutions appropriate for human use represents a major technological hurdle for pharmaceutical delivery systems.
  • Previous attempts have resulted m a number of serious side effects caused not by the drugs, but by the carrier agents used to dissolve the drug.
  • These complications include significant hypotension during intravenous injection (e.g., amiodarone) , painful injection with subsequent phlebitis (e.g., valium) , anaphylaxis (e.g., propofol m Cremaphor) , postoperative infections (e.g., propofol m Intralipid) , and others.
  • the anesthetic propofol is supplied to the health care industry as Baxter PPI propofol (Gensia Sicor, Inc.) or Diprivan (AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), as a macroemulsion of propofol in soybean oil (100 mg/mL) , glycerol (22.5 mg/mL) , egg lecithin (12 mg/mL), and disodium edetate (0.005%) or metabisulfite; with sodium hydroxide to adjust pH to 7.0-8.5.
  • the stability of such macroemulsions is relatively poor, and the oil and water components separate into distinct phases over time.
  • the droplet size of the macroemulsion increases with time.
  • Macroemulsions are defined as formed by high shear mixing and normally having particles of 1 micron to 10 microns in size.
  • microemulsion systems consisting of oil, water, and appropriate emulsifiers can form spontaneously and are therefore thermodynamically stable. For this reason, microemulsion systems theoretically have an infinite shelf life under normal conditions in contrast to the limited life of macroemulsions (e.g., two years for Baxter PPI propofol) .
  • the size of the droplets in such microemulsions remains constant and ranges from 100-1000 angstroms (10-100 nm) , and has very low oil/water interfacial tension. Because the droplet size is less than 25% of the wavelength of visible light, microemulsions are transparent.
  • Three distinct microemulsion solubilization systems that can be used for drugs are as follows :
  • the interface is stabilized by an appropriate combination of surfactants and/or co-surfactants.
  • the delivery system described herein has been found particularly useful for propofol, but is not exclusively limited thereto. It is presented here as an example of a state of the art drug, normally poorly soluble in its present delivery form, but when properly delivered in a pharmaceutical microemulsion carrier, the current problems can be solved. Such current problems in the case of propofol stem directly from its poor solubility in water. These include significant pain during injection, and post-operative infections in some patients who, for example, receive a macroemulsion of propofol for surgery or sedation.
  • Propofol 6-diisopropylphenol , molecular weight 178.27
  • Propofol 6-diisopropylphenol , molecular weight 178.27
  • propofol is supplied as a macroemulsion, an opaque dispersion using biocompatible emulsifiers such as phospholipids , cholesterol, and others.
  • biocompatible emulsifiers such as phospholipids , cholesterol, and others.
  • drawbacks cause significant limitations and risk to some patients.
  • propofol is a liquid at room temperature and is extremely insoluble in water.
  • the inherent lipophilicity of propofol makes dissolution in saline or phosphate buffer problematic.
  • Cremaphor was used as a solvent, but subsequently abandoned because of its propensity to cause life threatening anaphylactic reactions. Since that time, propofol is suspended in a macroemulsion consisting of 10% Intralipid, a milky white solution of soybean oil and other additives as specified previously.
  • the current commercial formulation of propofol has several major disadvantages.
  • the cost of Intralipid substantially adds to the expense of manufacturing a propofol macroemulsion.
  • This vehicle is produced by Clinitec, licensed to the pharmaceutical corporations for the purpose of solubilizing propofol, and constitutes a major fraction of the cost of producing Diprivan (propofol in 10% Intralipid) .
  • a third major disadvantage of the current preparation of propofol relates to its free, aqueous concentrations.
  • Propofol is a phenol derivative (2 , 6-diisopropylphenol) and causes pain on injection. This effect is the single greatest complaint of anesthesiologists and patients regarding propofol and may on occasion necessitate discontinuation of the drug for sedative purposes. Most authorities believe that the stinging relates to the concentration of propofol in free, aqueous solution.
  • a solvent that completely emulsifies or partitions propofol into the non-aqueous phase would preclude (or markedly reduce) stinging and allow painless injection similar to thiopental sodium (another widely used intravenous anesthetic) .
  • the formulations of the present invention address and overcome these three disadvantages.
  • Figure 1 shows release of active drug from microemulsions or micelles to Heptane phase.
  • a microemulsion delivery system for normally water insoluble or sparingly soluble drugs, such as propofol is microemulsified with an emulsifier combination of a long chain polymer surfactant component and a short chain fatty acid surfactant component. These are selected to reduce surface tension to absorption between the two phases to thereby allow the formation of thermodynamically stable microemulsions or micelles.
  • the system is particularly useful for propofol, but is not limited to propofol.
  • Microemulsion drug delivery systems of this invention are hereinafter described in conjunction with microemulsions with the pharmaceutically active anesthetic propofol.
  • propofol as the active water insoluble or sparingly soluble drug in the description is exemplary only of the generally described class of normally poorly water soluble drugs.
  • Microemulsion systems of the present invention can be used to dissolve substantial concentrations of oil- soluble drugs such as propofol, and they can thereafter be injected intravenously into human patients or animals with less, or even without pain caused by the delivery system.
  • water soluble drugs such as cyclosporine, insulin, and others can be dissolved in water-in-oil microemulsions and can be taken orally (e.g., gelatin capsule) or injected. These microemulsions spread over the intestinal surface wherein nanometer-sized water droplets with drugs dissolved therein permeate and diffuse across the intestinal brush border.
  • various drugs i.e., oil-soluble, water-soluble, and interphase soluble drugs
  • Such solutions can be especially valuable to patients with abdominal disorders that inhibit absorption such as short gut syndrome and for better oral delivery of expensive drugs that are otherwise poorly absorbed.
  • Substantially water insoluble pharmacologically active agents contemplated for use in the practice of the present invention include pharmaceutically active agents, not limited in class, except to say they are normally difficultly soluble in aqueous systems.
  • pharmaceutically active drug agents include:
  • analgesics/antipyretics e.g., aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, buprenorphine hydrochloride, propoxyphene hydrochloride, propoxyphene napsylate, meperidine hydrochloride, hydromorphone hydrochloride, morphine sulfate, oxycodone hydrochloride, codeine phosphate, dihydrocodeine bitartrate, pentazocine hydrochloride, hydrocodone bitartrate, levorphanol tartrate, diflunisal, trolamine salicylate, nalbuphine hydrochloride, mefenamic acid, butorphanol tartrate, choline salicylate, butalbital, phenyltoloxamine citrate, diphenhydramine citrate, methotrimeprazine, cinnamedrine hydrochloride, meprobamate, and the like) ;
  • anesthetics e.g., halothane, isoflurane, methoxyflurane, propofol, thiobarbiturates , xenon and the like
  • anesthetics e.g., halothane, isoflurane, methoxyflurane, propofol, thiobarbiturates , xenon and the like
  • antiasthmatics e.g., Azelastine, Ketotifen, Traxanox, and the like
  • antibiotics e.g., neomycin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, cephalosporin, ampicillin, penicillin, tetracycline, and the like
  • antidepressants e.g., nefopam, oxypertine, doxepin hydrochloride, amoxapine, trazodone hydrochloride, amitriptyline hydrochloride, maprotiline hydrochloride, phenelzine sulfate, desipramine hydrochloride, nortriptyline hydrochloride, tranylcypromine sulfate, fluoxetine hydrochloride, doxepin hydrochloride, imipramine hydrochloride, imipramine pamoate, nortriptyline, amitriptyline hydrochloride, isocarboxazid, desipramine hydrochloride, trimipramine maleate, protriptyline hydrochloride, and the like) ;
  • antidepressants e.g., nefopam, oxypertine, doxepin hydrochloride, amoxapine, trazodone hydrochlor
  • antidiabetics e.g., biguanides, hormones, sulfonylurea derivatives, and the like
  • biguanides e.g., biguanides, hormones, sulfonylurea derivatives, and the like
  • antifungal agents e.g., griseofulvin, keoconazole, amphotericin B, Nystatin, candicidin, and the like
  • griseofulvin e.g., griseofulvin, keoconazole, amphotericin B, Nystatin, candicidin, and the like
  • antihypertensive agents e.g., propanolol, propafenone, oxyprenolol, nifedipine, reserpine, tnmethaphan camsylate, phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride, pargyline hydrochloride, deserpidine, diazoxide, guanethidine monosulfate, minoxidil, rescinamine, sodium nitroprusside, rauwolfia serpentina, alseroxylon, phentolamine mesylate, reserpine, and the like) ;
  • antihypertensive agents e.g., propanolol, propafenone, oxyprenolol, nifedipine, reserpine, tnmethaphan camsylate, phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride, pargyline hydrochloride, deserpidine, diazoxide, guanethidine
  • anti-inflammatories e.g., (non-steroidal) indomethacin, naproxen, ibuprofen, ramifenazone, piroxicam, (steroidal) cortisone, dexamethasone, fluazacort, hydrocortisone, prednisolone, prednisone, and the like
  • anti-inflammatories e.g., (non-steroidal) indomethacin, naproxen, ibuprofen, ramifenazone, piroxicam, (steroidal) cortisone, dexamethasone, fluazacort, hydrocortisone, prednisolone, prednisone, and the like
  • antineoplastics e.g., adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, actinomycin, bleo ycin, duanorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, mitomycin, methotrexate, fluorouracil, carboplatin, carmustine (BCNU) , methyl-CCNU, cisplatin, etoposide, interferons, ca ptothecin and derivatives thereof, phenesterine, taxol and derivatives thereof, taxotere and derivatives thereof, vinblastine, vincristine, tamoxifen, etoposide, piposulfan, and the like) ;
  • antineoplastics e.g., adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, actinomycin, bleo ycin, duanorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, mitomycin, methotrexate, fluor
  • antianxiety agents e.g., lorazepam, buspirone hydrochloride, prazepam, chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride, oxazepam, clorazepate dipotassium, diazepam, hydroxyzine pamoate, hydroxyzine hydrochloride, alprazolam, droperidol, halazepam, chlormezanone, dantrolene, and the like) ;
  • antianxiety agents e.g., lorazepam, buspirone hydrochloride, prazepam, chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride, oxazepam, clorazepate dipotassium, diazepam, hydroxyzine pamoate, hydroxyzine hydrochloride, alprazolam, droperidol, halazepam, chlormezanone, dantrolene, and the like) ;
  • immunosuppressive agents e.g., cyclosporine, azathioprine, mizoribine, FK506 (tacrolimus) , and the like
  • antimigraine agents e.g., ergota ine tartrate, propanolol hydrochloride, iso etheptene mucate, dichloralphenazone, and the like
  • sedatives/hypnotics e.g., barbiturates (e.g., pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, secobarbital sodium) , benzodiazapines (e.g., flurazepam hydrochloride, triazolam, tomazeparm, midazolam hydrochloride, and the like) ; antianginal agents (e.g., beta-adrenergic blockers, calcium channel blockers (e.g., nifedipine, diltiazem hydrochloride, and the like), nitrates (e.g., nitroglycerin, isosorbide dinitrate, pentaerythritol tetranitrate, erythrityl tetranitrate, and the like) ) ;
  • barbiturates e.g., pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, secobarbital sodium
  • benzodiazapines e.
  • antipsychotic agents e.g., haloperidol, loxapine succinate, loxapine hydrochloride, thioridazine, thioridazine hydrochloride, thiothixene, fluphenazine hydrochloride, fluphenazine decanoate, fluphenazine enanthate, trifluoperazine hydrochloride, chlorpromazine hydrochloride, perphenazine, lithium citrate, prochlorperazine, and the like) ;
  • anti anic agents e.g., lithium carbonate
  • antiarrhythmics e.g., amiodarone, related derivatives of amiodarone, bretylium tosylate, esmolol hydrochloride, verapamil hydrochloride, encainide hydrochloride, digoxin, digitoxin, exiletine hydrochloride, disopyramide phosphate, procainamide hydrochloride, quinidine sulfate, quinidine gluconate, quinidine polygalacturonate, flecainide acetate, tocainide hydrochloride, lidocaine hydrochloride, and the like) ;
  • antiarthritic agents e.g., phenylbutazone, sulindac, penicillamine, salsalate, piroxicam, azathioprine, indomethacin, meclofenamate sodium, gold sodium thiomalate, ketoprofen, auranofin, aurothioglucose, tolmetin sodium, and the like
  • phenylbutazone sulindac, penicillamine, salsalate, piroxicam, azathioprine, indomethacin, meclofenamate sodium, gold sodium thiomalate, ketoprofen, auranofin, aurothioglucose, tolmetin sodium, and the like
  • antigout agents e.g., colchicine, allopurinol, and the like
  • anticoagulants e.g., hepa ⁇ n, hepar ⁇ n sodium, warfarin sodium, and the like
  • thrombolytic agents e.g., urokmase, streptokmase, altoplase, and the like
  • antiflbnnolytic agents e.g., ammocaproic acid
  • hemorheologic agents e.g., pentoxifyllme
  • antiplatelet agents e.g., aspirin, empirm, ascriptin, and
  • anticonvulsants e.g., valproic acid, divalproate sodium, phenytom, phenytom sodium, clonazepam, p ⁇ midone, phenobarbitol, phenobarbitol sodium, carbamazepme, amobarbital sodium, methsuximide, metharbital, mephobarbital, mephenytom, phensuximide, paramethadione, ethotom, phenacemide, secobarbitol sodium, clorazepate dipotassium, trimethadione, and the like) ;
  • anticonvulsants e.g., valproic acid, divalproate sodium, phenytom, phenytom sodium, clonazepam, p ⁇ midone, phenobarbitol, phenobarbitol sodium, carbamazepme, amobarbital sodium, methsuximide, met
  • antiparkmson agents e.g., ethosuximide, and the like
  • antihistammes/antipruritics e.g., hydroxyzine hydrochloride, diphenhydramme hydrochloride, chlorpheniraraine maleate, brompheniramme maleate, cyproheptadme hydrochloride, terfenadme, clemastme fumarate, triprolidme hydrochloride, carbmoxamme maleate, diphenylpyralme hydrochloride, phenindamme tartrate, azatadme maleate, t ⁇ pelennamme hydrochloride, dexchlorphemramme maleate, methdilaz e hydrochloride, trimprazme tartrate and the like);
  • agents useful for calcium regulation e.g., calcitonin, parathyroid hormone, and the like
  • antibacterial agents e.g., amikacin sulfate, aztreonam, chloramphenicol, chloramphenicol palmitate, chloramphenicol sodium succinate, ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, clindamycin hydrochloride, clindamycin palmitate, clindamycin phosphate, metronidazole, metronidazole hydrochloride, gentamicin sulfate, lincomycin hydrochloride, tobramycin sulfate, vancomycin hydrochloride, polymyxin B sulfate, colistimethate sodium, colistin sulfate, and the like);
  • antiviral agents e.g., interferon gamma, zidovudine, amantadine hydrochloride, ribavirin, acyclovir, and the like
  • antiviral agents e.g., interferon gamma, zidovudine, amantadine hydrochloride, ribavirin, acyclovir, and the like
  • antimicrobials e.g., cephalosporins (e.g., cefazolin sodium, cephradine, cefaclor, cephapirin sodium, ceftizoxime sodium, cefoperazone sodium, cefotetan disodium, cefutoxime azotil, cefotaxime sodium, cefadroxil monohydrate, ceftazidime, cephalexin, cephalothin sodium, cephalexin hydrochloride monohydrate, cefamandole nafate, cefoxitin sodium, cefonicid sodium, ceforanide, ceftriaxone sodium, ceftazidime, cefadroxil, cephradine, cefuroxime sodium, and the like), prythronycins, penicillins (e.g., ampicillin, amoxicillin, penicillin G benzathine, cyclacillin, ampicillin sodium, penicillin G potassium, penicillin V potassium, piperacill
  • bronchodilators e.g., sympathomimetics (e.g., epmephrme hydrochloride, metaproterenol sulfate, terbutalme sulfate, isoetharine, isoetharme mesylate, isoetharine hydrochloride, albuterol sulfate, albuterol, bitolterol, mesylate isoproterenol hydrochloride, terbutalme sulfate, epmephrme bitartrate, metaproterenol sulfate, epmephrme, epmephrme bitartrate) , anticholmergic agents (e.g., lpratropium bromide), xanthmes (e.g., ammophyllme, dyphyllme, metaproterenol sulfate, ammophyllme) , mast cell stabilizers (e
  • hormones e.g., androgens (e.g., danazol, testosterone cypionate, fluoxymesterone, ethyltostosterone, testosterone enanihate, methyltestosterone, fluoxymesterone, testosterone cypionate), estrogens (e.g., estradiol, estropipate, conjugated estrogens), progestins (e.g., methoxyprogesterone acetate, norethmdrone acetate), corticosteroids (e.g., triamcmolone, betamethasone, betamethasone sodium phosphate, dexamethasone, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, dexamethasone acetate, prednisone, methylprednisolone acetate suspension, triamcmolone aceto ide, methylprednisolone, predmsolone sodium phosphate methylprednisolone sodium succinate, hydrocortisone
  • hypoglycemic agents e.g., human insulin, purified beef insulin, purified pork insulin, glyburide, chlorpropamide, glipizide, tolbutamide, tolazamide, and the like;
  • hypolipidemic agents e.g., clofibrate, dextrothyroxine sodium, probucol, lovastatin, niacin, and the like
  • hypolipidemic agents e.g., clofibrate, dextrothyroxine sodium, probucol, lovastatin, niacin, and the like
  • proteins e.g., DNase, alginase, superoxide dismutase, lipase, and the like
  • nucleic acids e.g., sense or anti-sense nucleic acids encoding any therapeutically useful protein, including any of the proteins described herein, and the like;
  • agents useful for erythropoiesis stimulation e.g., erythropoietin
  • antiulcer/antireflux agents e.g., famotidine, cimetidine, ranitidine hydrochloride, and the like
  • antiulcer/antireflux agents e.g., famotidine, cimetidine, ranitidine hydrochloride, and the like
  • antinauseants/antiemetics e.g., meclizine hydrochloride, nabilone, prochlorperazine, dimenhydrinate, promethazine hydrochloride, thiethylperazine, scopolamine, and the like
  • antinauseants/antiemetics e.g., meclizine hydrochloride, nabilone, prochlorperazine, dimenhydrinate, promethazine hydrochloride, thiethylperazine, scopolamine, and the like
  • oil-soluble vitamins e.g., vitamins A, D, E, K, and the like
  • microemulsion systems of the present invention may be used in brain chemotherapy and gene chemotherapy, since the nature of the surface of virus particles is an important determinant of the transfer rate of viruses across the blood/brain barrier or into another protected compartment (e.g., intraocular cerebrospinal fluid) .
  • che otherapeutic agents dissolved in an oil in water microemulsion might be more readily delivered to a tumor site in the brain.
  • pediatric patients with brain tumors may frequently require general anesthesia so that chemotherapeutic agents can be safely injected into the cerebrospinal fluid by puncture of the lumbar cistern.
  • Use of microemulsions to target brain tumors might obviate the need for anesthesia and/or lumbar puncture in adult and pediatric patients.
  • the solubility of nonpolar drugs can be significantly increased if dissolved in mixed solvents such as water and alcohol or propylene glycol by influencing the hydrophobic forces existing in the system. This approach will also be compared with microemulsion and selective micelle release systems.
  • the mixed solvent system may be the simplest method to solve problems of drug solubilization.
  • the first step is to select the normally difficultly soluble drug, such as propofol, which is similar to an oil.
  • the pharmaceutically active component such as propofol
  • the appropriate combination of surfactants is the combination of a long chain polymer surfactant component such as a poloxamer with a short chain fatty acid surfactant component.
  • the ratio of long chain polymer surfactant to short chain fatty acid surfactant should be from 10 to 100, preferably from 25 to 80 (wt./wt.) .
  • Suitable long chain surfactants can be selected from the group known as organic or inorganic surfactant pharmaceutical excipients.
  • Preferred surfactants include nonionic and anionic surfactants.
  • long chain or high molecular weight (>1000) surfactants include gelatin, casein, lecithin (phosphatides) , gum acacia, cholesterol, tragacanth, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, e.g., acrogol ethers such as cetomacrogol 1000, polyoxyethylene castor oil derivatives, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, e.g., the commercially available Tweens, polyethylene glycols, polyoxyethylene stearates, colloidal silicon dioxide, phosphates, sodium dodecylsulfate, carboxymethylcellulose calcium, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium aluminum silicate, triethanolamine, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinylpyrrolidene (PVP) .
  • gelatin casein, lecithin (phosphatides) , gum acacia, cholesterol
  • the low molecular weight ( ⁇ 1000) include stearic acid, benzalkonium chloride, calcium stearate, glycerol monostearate, cetostearyl alcohol, cetomacrogol emulsifying wax, and sorbitan esters. Most of these surface modifiers are known pharmaceutical excipients and are described in detail in the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, published jointly by the American Pharmaceutical Association and The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, the Pharmaceutical Press, 1986.
  • Particularly preferred long chain surfactants include polyvinylpyrrolidone, tyloxapol, poloxamers such as Pluronic F68, F77, and F108, which are block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, and polyxamines such as Tetronic 908 (also known as Poloxamine 908) , which is a tetrafunctional block copolymer derived from sequential addition of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide to ethylenediamine, available from BASF, dextran, lecithin, dialkylesters of sodium sulfosuccinic acid, such as Aerosol OT, which is a dioctyl ester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid, available from American Cyana id, Duponol P, which is a sodium lauryl sulfate, available from DuPont , Triton X-200, which is an alkyl aryl polyether sulfonate, available from Rohm and Haas,
  • Surface modifiers which have been found to be particularly useful include Tetronic 908, the Tweens, Pluronic F-68 and polyvinylpyrrolidone.
  • Other useful surface modifiers include: decanoyl-N-methylglucamide; n-decyl .beta- D-glucsopyranoside; n-decyl .beta-D-maltopyranoside; n- dodecyl . beta-D-glucopyranoside; n-dodecyl .beta .
  • tyloxapol a nonionic liquid polymer of the alkyl aryl polyether alcohol type; also known as superinone or triton
  • This surfactant is commercially available and/or can be prepared by techniques known in the art .
  • One preferred long chain surfactant is a block copolymer linked to at least one anionic group.
  • the polymers contain at least one, and preferably two, three, tour or more anionic groups per molecule.
  • Preferred anionic groups include sulfate, sulfonate, phosphonate, phosphate and carboxylate groups.
  • the anionic groups are covalently attached to the nonionic block copolymer.
  • the nonionic sulfated polymeric surfactant has a molecular weight of 1,000-50,000, preferably
  • the polymer comprises at least about 50%, and more preferably, at least about 60% by weight of hydrophilic units, e.g., alkylene oxide units.
  • hydrophilic units e.g., alkylene oxide units.
  • a preferred class of block copolymers useful as surface modifiers herein includes block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. These block copolymers are commercially available as Pluronics. Specific examples of the block copolymers include F68, F77, F108 and F127.
  • block copolymers useful herein include tetrafunctional block copolymers derived from sequential addition of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide to ethylene diamine. These polymers, in an unsulfated form, are commercially available as Tetronics.
  • the long chain surfactant is preferably a block copolymer which is a poloxamer which is a copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
  • These copolymers are commercially available as Pluronics ® .
  • the second component of the co-surfactant or emulsifier combination is a short chain fatty acid component.
  • short chain is meant Cs to Cie chain length, preferably, C ⁇ to C12.
  • One preferred co-emulsifier with especially good results is sodium laurate.
  • microemulsions In addition to microemulsions, one can design the interface of such nanometer-sized droplets so that droplet stability and lifespan in humans can be selectively designed to last from a few milliseconds to minutes, or even to hours. We believe that the interfacial rigidity of the microemulsion droplets plays a key role in the flux of the drugs from such droplets to the cells and tissues. Tailoring of microemulsion systems to control the flux of the drugs can also be manipulated in such systems to customize drug delivery according to individual patient requirements or to specific pharmaceutical needs.
  • the combination that comprises the long chain polymer surfactant component in a short chain fatty acid surfactant component are selected so that they are safe to be taken by humans either orally or intravenously. In providing the composition for administration to humans intravenously and safely intravenously, the concentration would normally be less than 1000 mg of active material per one mL of total material .
  • the surfactant and the cosurfactant i.e. the long chain polymer surfactant active component and the short chain fatty acid surface active component are preferably selected from the GRAS list.
  • Drugs such as lidocaine and tetracaine can be obtained in base form (nonionic or unionized) or salt (ionic) form.
  • the salt form of drugs has a much greater solubility in aqueous phase (i.e., water) .
  • aqueous phase i.e., water
  • many drugs are commonly supplied in the salt form in the aqueous phase.
  • surface active drug molecules form micelles in the aqueous phase. These micelles can easily solubilize nonpolar or nonionic forms of drugs.
  • the solubility of a drug can be three to five-fold greater in the aqueous phase if we put ionized and unionized forms of lidocaine into the aqueous phase.
  • the microemulsion When injected into a peripheral vein (e.g., arm or hand vein) , the microemulsion would be designed in a manner that it may or may not release the lipophilic drug that it is holding until it enters the central blood circulation. Using this design approach, patient safety and comfort would be markedly improved. Specifically, the damage and/or pain associated with peripheral intravenous injection for certain drugs such as chemotherapeutic agents and propofol could be significantly reduced or even eliminated. This technique may avoid the risks of placing a catheter into the central circulation to administer these types of drugs.
  • chemotherapeutic agents and propofol could be significantly reduced or even eliminated. This technique may avoid the risks of placing a catheter into the central circulation to administer these types of drugs.
  • Micelle stability significantly affects transfer rate of drugs. For example, one might deliver a long-acting, peripheral neural blockade using lidocaine instead of bupivicaine by encasing lidocaine in micelles with life spans of several hours. Because the therapeutic index for cardiotoxic effects of lidocaine is much greater than that for bupivicaine, use of tailored micelles would significantly enhance patient safety. (Therapeutic index is a pharmacological term regarding the margin of safety to be expected for a certain concentration of a drug to produce a desired effect [e.g., TDso] compared to the concentration that causes an undesired effect [e.g., LDso] ) . Similarly, long-lived micelles might be useful for coating drug particles or viruses for permeation through the blood/brain barrier.
  • propofol was used as the drug selected.
  • Propofol was used with a microemulsion emulsifier combination of Pluronic ® F77 and sodium laurate in amounts specified below.
  • Microemulsions with the emulsifier combination saline and propofol were made. Stability and viscosity were determined, using conventional methods and tabulated in Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 below.
  • a syringe pump (sp2000i, World Precision Instruments, Sarasota, FL) was used to assure a constant rate of drug administration.
  • Body temperature was maintained using a heating blanket (TP-400, Gaymar Industries, Inc., Orchard Park, NY) .
  • the endpoint of anesthetic induction was total drug dose to cause the loss of reflexive withdrawal of the leg following a left great toe pinch. Following loss of withdrawal, the drug infusion was discontinued. Endpoints of anesthetic recovery were timed until recovery of spontaneous eye blinking, sustained head lift, and righting reflex. Following the first anesthetic and recovery, rats were allowed to fully recover for approximately 45 min. before receiving the alternative formulation of propofol. Rats were observed for seven days after receiving anesthesia.
  • the anesthetic properties of propofol in a NS/Pluronic F-77 microemulsion formulation are at least equivalent to those of the commercially available propofol preparation, Diprivan ® .
  • the invention accomplishes at least all of its stated objectives. And, an important aspect of which is the combination emulsifier system of a long chain polymer surfactant component, and a short chain fatty acid component which set up a competitive adsorption at the interface of the oil and water to reduce interfacial tension to a very low value.
  • This allows the formation of stable microemulsions, particularly so with the preferred drug propofol and the preferred emulsifier combination pluronic F77 and sodium laurate.
  • the formed microemulsion is clear, not milky appearing at all times.

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L'invention concerne un système d'administration de micro-émulsions, destiné aux médicaments insolubles ou faiblement solubles dans l'eau. Ce système comprend un composant tensioactif à chaîne polymère longue et un composant tensioactif d'acide gras à chaîne courte. La quantité de chaque composant est sélectionnée de manière à permettre la formation de systèmes stables de micelles ou de micro-émulsions.
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