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Vishwas P Pardhi1, Teeja Suthar1, Ankita Sharma2
1Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER)-Raebareli, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226002, India.
Abstract:
Aim: Bedaquiline fumarate (BQF), an antitubercular drug, shows limited bioavailability due to solubility-limited intestinal absorption. In this research, the authors formulated a BQF-loaded microemulsion to improve BQF's oral bioavailability. Methods: Microemulsion was prepared by a spontaneous emulsification method and evaluated for thermodynamic stability, size, dispersibility, transmittance, rheology, microrheology, drug release, cytotoxicity and cellular uptake. Results: Microemulsion showed an average globule size of 26.50 ± 6.29 nm with spherical geometry and revealed gel-sol-gel behavior in microrheological studies. Cytotoxicity and cell uptake studies in Caco-2 cells showed that BQF microemulsion was cytocompatible at the highest concentration of 500 μg/ml with significantly higher cellular uptake than control. Conclusion: The present study indicates that BQF microemulsion could be explored further for effective treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
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