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M Dittgen

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[The effect of bioadhesiveness of viscous solutions with naphazoline hydrochloride on the elimination of the drug from the eye of swine].

Solutions of sodium carboxymethylamylopectine, tragant, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinylalcohol, polyacrylic ester D 339, polyacrylic ester D 340 and polyacrylic acid, all of the same viscosity and with the same concentration of naphazoline hydrochloride, were applied on the isolated eye of pig. After sink the eye in a solution of sodium chloride the elimination of the drug from the eye was investigated. The results were compared with the bioadhesion of the viscous solutions measured ex vivo on the intestine of pigs. There were correlations between the eliminated mass after 5 min, after 30 min and the bioadhesion. Furthermore the calculated initial elimination constant was indirect proportional to the bioadhesion. The elimination of the drug between 5 and 30 min was independent on the bioadhesion.

Adhesiveness

[The effect of mucous excipient concentration on bioadhesion ex vivo].

The bioadhesion of aqueous solutions of polyacrylics (1-3), hydroxyethylcellulose (4), sodium carboxymethylamylopectin (5), polyvinylalcohol (6) and tragant (7) was investigated using a tensiometer and fresh intestine of pigs. It was dependent on the concentration of the excipient as described by a quadratic equation and found in the maximum from 244 Pa (7) to 554 Pa (4). The maximum of bioadhesion corresponds to the concentration of the excipient from 0.15% (2) to 23.7% (4) and to the viscosity of the solutions from 0.11 Pa.s (3) to 3.6.10(6) Pa.s (4). There was not a correlation between the viscosity and the bioadhesion.

Adhesiveness

[The storage capability of pre-filled disposable plastic syringes].

The storage stability of a pre-filled plastic disposable syringe (piston type) of polypropylene as to solvents and ambient oxygen has been studied. To assess the permeability and impermeability of the sealing component parts, the syringes had been stored in a long-time test under different types of seal and different temperatures. Based on the results, the polypropylene plastic disposable syringes were on principal suited to be used in solvents as glycol, ethanol or water, the protection against ambient oxygen is, however, an insufficient one.

Drug Packaging

[Studies on the reaction of plastics with drug solutions. Part 2: Nikethamide (author's transl)].

The authors describe the effects of nikethamide solutions of varying concentrations on natural-coloured and red-coloured low-density polyethylene. For this purpose, they analyse the findings from stress-crack studies performed by means of a test method previously described [6,7]. The results obtained lead to a new interpretation of pharmaceutical ageing under the given conditions.

Chemical Phenomena