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Investigation of Effect of Isopropyl Palmitate on Drug Release From Transdermal Patch and Molecular Dynamics Study

Investigation of Effect of Isopropyl Palmitate on Drug Release From Transdermal Patch and Molecular Dynamics Study

Jiuheng Ruan, Xiaocao Wan, Peng Quan, Chao Liu, Liang Fang

AAPS PharmSciTech. 2019 Apr 25;20(5):174.

PMID: 31028490

Abstract:

Chemical penetration enhancers are widely used in transdermal drug delivery system. However, few studies have focused on changes of concentration in chemical penetration enhancers. In this study, the effect of concentrations of enhancers on drug release and its mechanism were investigated. Zolmitriptan (ZOL) was used as a model drug and isopropyl palmitate (IPP) was used as a model enhancer to investigate drug release behaviors in pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs). The IPP concentrations were 2, 5, 10, 12, and 15%. Drug release percents increased by 4.8, 11.5, 16, 15.1, and 14.8%, respectively. Interestingly, the linear relationship between concentrations of IPP and release percents was improved in the 0-10% and remained unchanged in the 10-15%. Moreover, thermal and rheology studies were performed to investigate changes of the fluidity of PSAs. FT-IR and molecular dynamics simulation were conducted to confirm the interaction strength among ZOL, IPP, and PSAs. The results elucidated that IPP increased fluidity of PSAs and vied for drug from PSAs. As a result, the interaction among three components played a major role in changing release behaviors of ZOL, but the increased fluidity only worked in the concentration of less than 10%.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP142916-1-A	Isopropyl palmitate		142-91-6	Price

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