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Abstract

Development and in vitro/in vivo evaluation of a silastic intravaginal ring for mifepristone delivery

Author(s): X Duan, M Ning
Research Center of Biomaterial and Novel Drug Delivery Systems, National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing-100 081, China

Correspondence Address:
M Ning Research Center of Biomaterial and Novel Drug Delivery Systems, National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing-100 081, China E-mail: mayning999@126.com


Preparation and in vitro/in vivo evaluation of mifepristone intravaginal ring formulations were investigated. In the present study, it is reported that a mifepristone intravaginal ring of reservoir design comprising of a mifepristone silicone elastomer core enclosed in a silicone layer. During the preparation of intravaginal ring solid dispersion method was employed which improved the release rate of drug from the intravaginal ring. In vitro release studies performed under sink conditions and the released drug amounts were estimated using UV spectrometry at 310 nm. In addition, the in vivo release profile of in-house devices was evaluated in female New Zealand white rabbits. The rabbit plasma samples were processed and analyzed using a validated HPLC-MS method. Norgestrel was used as internal standard, and plasma samples contained mifepristone and internal standard were deproteinized, and then subjected to HPLC-MS analysis under condition of electrospray ionization in the selected ion monitoring mode. The drug release from intravaginal ring made in house was constant for 21 days in rabbits, which suggested the mifepristone intravaginal ring release system would be useful in clinical practice in the future. The result indicated the in vitro/in vivo correlation is perfect, which explained in vitro release analysis method developed was feasible.

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