Natural Oil Nanoemulsion-Based Gel Vehicle for Enhancing Antifungal Effect of Topical Luliconazole

Ahmed M.  Kmkm; Mowafaq M. Ghareeb

doi:10.32007/jfacmedbagdad.6512058

Authors

Ahmed M. Kmkm Babylon Health Directorate, MOH, Babil, Iraq https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4608-7887
Mowafaq M. Ghareeb Department of Pharmaceutics, College of pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32007/jfacmedbagdad.6512058

Keywords:

Carbopol 934, Luliconazole, Nanoemulsion, Pseudoternary phase diagram, Surfactant

Abstract

Background: Luliconazole, a newer class of imidazole anti-fungal agent, is very effective against several species of fungi, especially dermatophytes. It has very low aqueous solubility acting as barrier for topical delivery and limiting its dermal availability.

Aim of the study: This study aimed to formulate luliconazole oil/water nanoemulsion by the aqueous titration method.

Methods: Solubility study resulted in selecting peppermint oil, tween 80 and transcutol p as oil phase, surfactant and cosurfactant respectively, although pseudoternary phase diagram construct nanoemulsion area for picking formulations. Fifteen o/w nanoemulsion formulations prepared and characterised for droplet size, polydispersity index, pH values, percent transmittance, luliconazole content. Among formulations, eight preparations introduced to enhance the viscosity of prepared nanoemulsion by combining 0.5% carbopol 934 as gelling agent.

Results: The selected preparations demonstrated homogeneous nanoemulgels with pH values appropriate for skin application and accepted luliconazole content. Viscosity results manifested non-newtonian pseudo plastic behavior with shear-thinning viscosity profile. In vitro release studies revealed dissimilar release profile (f2˂50) than that of pure luliconazole dispersion. The results revealed that the formula NG-1 with oil: Smix(2:1):water (15:40:43.5) ratio containing 1% drug and 0.5% carbopol 934 was the optimised formula with excellent spreadability.

Conclusion: The study concluded that nanoemulsion-based gel is contemplated an encouraging and proceed technique for the topical preparation and upgrade solubility, dissolution rate and permeability of insufficient water-soluble drugs across the skin.

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