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6. Project II: Pharmacokinetic <strong>of</strong> transmucosal nasal delivered midazolam – impact <strong>of</strong> adjuvants<br />

Table 6-1: Specification, midazolam concentrations, vehicles, administered doses, and application modality <strong>of</strong> the<br />

preparations administered to healthy volunteers for pharmacokinetic characterization <strong>of</strong> nasally applied midazolam.<br />

Preparation<br />

Nr.<br />

Specification<br />

RMβCD<br />

Chitosan<br />

HCl<br />

Midazolam<br />

(base)<br />

Dose<br />

Delivered volume, onesided<br />

(0.1 ml) or twosided<br />

(2 x 0.1 ml)<br />

--- Dormicum ® , Roche --- --- 1 mg/ml 1 mg 1.0 ml i.v.<br />

1<br />

Midazolam UD <strong>Nasal</strong><br />

Spray 0.5 mg<br />

--- --- 5 mg/ml 1 mg<br />

2 x 0.1 ml<br />

nasal, two-sided<br />

2<br />

Cyclodex-Midazolam<br />

UD <strong>Nasal</strong> Spray 0.5 mg<br />

2% --- 5 mg/ml 1 mg<br />

2 x 0.1 ml<br />

nasal, two-sided<br />

3<br />

Cyclodex-Midazolam<br />

UD <strong>Nasal</strong> Spray 1 mg<br />

4% --- 10 mg/ml 1 mg<br />

0.1 ml<br />

nasal, one-sided<br />

4<br />

Cyclodex-Midazolam<br />

UD <strong>Nasal</strong> Spray 3 mg<br />

12% --- 30 mg/ml 3 mg<br />

0.1 ml<br />

nasal, one-sided<br />

5<br />

Chitosan-CD-Midazolam<br />

UD <strong>Nasal</strong> Spray 3 mg<br />

12% 0.5% 30 mg/ml 3 mg<br />

0.1 ml<br />

nasal, one-sided<br />

Hospital Pharmacy <strong>of</strong> University Hospital Basel produced the nasal preparations for midazolam<br />

delivery according to current GMP guidelines. A clinician administered Dormicum ® 1 mg/ml i.v.<br />

(1 ml), on the opposite arm <strong>of</strong> the indwelling catheter used for blood sampling. Venous blood<br />

samples <strong>of</strong> 7.5 ml were obtained predose, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 45 minutes and 1, 2, 3, 4,<br />

and 6 hours after midazolam administration. The blood samples were centrifuged at 3000 G for<br />

10 minutes, the resultant serum was stored at -20°C until analysis. Quantification <strong>of</strong> midazolam and<br />

midazolam metabolites (α-hydroxymidazolam, and 4-hydroxymidazolam) was performed at the<br />

Institute <strong>of</strong> Forensic Medicine <strong>of</strong> the University Basel, according to the method published by Dussy<br />

et al. [Dussy et al., 2005].<br />

Volunteers were asked to describe nasal midazolam administration (indifferent, tolerable,<br />

disagreeable, or painful) and to classify local irritation (no irritation, very slight, slight, intermediate,<br />

strong, or very strong) 1, 5, 15, 30, and 240 minutes after nasal midazolam administration. In<br />

addition, volunteers rated subjective fatigue and drowsiness on a visual analog scale (VAS), a<br />

100 mm non-graduated line, the left end referring to “no pharmacological effect” (no fatigue and/or<br />

drowsiness) and the right end referring to “very intense pharmacological effect” (falling asleep).<br />

Furthermore, reaction time (RT) and interstimulus interval (ISI) was assessed by a computercontrolled<br />

self-adjusting reaction time test (CRTT, BonnDet), developed by Langewitz et al.<br />

[Langewitz 1987]. Flashing colored lights had to be answered by pushing a corresponding button.<br />

ISI (i.e., working speed) and RT were registered. The computer controled a fast on-line feedback<br />

loop between performance and work speed as to yield a constant failure rate <strong>of</strong> 50% over<br />

540 stimuli.<br />

Katja Suter-Zimmermann Page 63 <strong>of</strong> 188 University <strong>of</strong> Basel, 2008

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