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Published on: August 25, 2018
Delivery of beclomethasone dipropionate nanosuspensions with an electronic cigarette
Luca Casula1, Chiara Sinico1, Donatella Valenti1
1Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy.
Abstract:
The aim of this work was to ascertain the ability of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to deliver drug nanocrystals through the produced aerosol. A nanocrystal nanosuspension of beclomethasone dipropionate, a synthetic chlorinated corticosteroid diester commonly used by inhalation in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was prepared with a wet media milling technique using Poloxamer 188 as stabilizer. The obtained nanosuspension was thoroughly characterized by different techniques: transmission electron microscopy, photon correlation spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffractometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The nanosuspension was then loaded in the cartomizer of the electronic cigarette and the produced aerosol was collected and analysed, confirming the presence of drug nanocrystals. The results of this study suggested the possible alternative use of ENDS as medical device for the delivery of poorly soluble drugs.
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