Commercial 1.0% aqueous tropicamide (TR) eyedrops are buffered to pH 4.4-5.0 to produce sufficiently stable solutions of the weakly basic, poorly soluble drug. These acidic solutions, however, are irritants and may induce copious lachrimation, thus reducing the drug bioavailability. The aim of the present study was to evaluate some solubilizing agents for the preparation of 1.0% TR ophthalmic solutions adjusted at physiologically compatible pH, potentially showing increased eye tolerance, activity, and stability when compared with standard commercial eyedrops. The tested solubilizers were two non-ionic surfactants-Tyloxapol (TY) and Cremophor EL (CR) - and one polymer, Pluronic P85 (PL). Four stable 1% TR formulations, containing 3% TY, 7.5% CR, 15% PL, or 5% CR+10% PL were submitted to mydriatic activity tests in rabbits. They improved to a small but statistically significant extent the AUC for mydriatic effect of TR in the test animals when compared with commercial 1.0% TR eyedrops.

Ophthalmic vehicles containing polymer-solubilized tropicamide: "In vitro/in vivo" evaluation

Saettone, M. F.;Burgalassi, S.
2002-01-01

Abstract

Commercial 1.0% aqueous tropicamide (TR) eyedrops are buffered to pH 4.4-5.0 to produce sufficiently stable solutions of the weakly basic, poorly soluble drug. These acidic solutions, however, are irritants and may induce copious lachrimation, thus reducing the drug bioavailability. The aim of the present study was to evaluate some solubilizing agents for the preparation of 1.0% TR ophthalmic solutions adjusted at physiologically compatible pH, potentially showing increased eye tolerance, activity, and stability when compared with standard commercial eyedrops. The tested solubilizers were two non-ionic surfactants-Tyloxapol (TY) and Cremophor EL (CR) - and one polymer, Pluronic P85 (PL). Four stable 1% TR formulations, containing 3% TY, 7.5% CR, 15% PL, or 5% CR+10% PL were submitted to mydriatic activity tests in rabbits. They improved to a small but statistically significant extent the AUC for mydriatic effect of TR in the test animals when compared with commercial 1.0% TR eyedrops.
2002
Carmignani, C.; Rossi, S.; Saettone, M. F.; Burgalassi, S.
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