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Tuba Incecayir1, Ilbeyi Agabeyoglu, Ulver Derici
1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Etiler, 06330 Ankara, Turkey.
Purpose:
To assess the bioequivalence of two commercial topical formulations of oxytetracycline HCl by tape stripping and microdialysis in healthy volunteers.
Methods:
Tape stripping study was conducted on 12 healthy volunteers. After a 30-minute application of the formulations, adhesive tapes were used to sample stratum corneum at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4 hr. Ten of these volunteers were included in the microdialysis study with a period of 4 weeks between the experiments. Microdialysis probes were inserted into the dermis of the forearm. Following the application of the test and reference simultaneously, dialysates were collected in 30-minute sampling intervals up to 4 hr.
Results:
Pharmacokinetic evaluation by microdialysis yielded that the test could not be said to be bioequivalent to the reference at 90% CI. The intersubject variability of oxytetracycline content in stratum corneum was moderate when it was compared to the dermal levels. The test was found to be bioequivalent to reference according to the dermatopharmacokinetic evaluation by tape stripping.
Conclusions:
No significant correlations were found between microdialysis and tape stripping methods as regarding the topical bioequivalence of oxytetracycline HCl formulations.
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