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Article # : SC13

Sema Çalış, Ph.D.

Professor

Effect   of   suppository    bases   on   the   release   properties   of  a  potent antimicrobial agent  (C31 G)

S. ÇALIŞ, M. ŞUMNU and A. A. HINCAL

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Summary

C31G is a specific formulation which contains equal molar concentrations of alkyi N-betaine and alkyl N.N-dimethylamine oxide. Vaginal suppositories containing 500 mg of C31G, this potent antimicrobial substance, were prepared by the fusion method in a variety of Suppocire^® and Witepsol^® bases with different melting points and hydroxyl values. In vitro release and diffusion characteristics of C31G from different suppository bases were investigated using two different systems. The release from suppositories was determined by using a system without a membrane and the diffusion rate of the released agent was determined through a semipermeable dialyzing tubing. Diffusion kinetics from suppositories were evaluated in terms of the apparent dialytic rate constants using the equation developed by Davis et al. From the results of in vitro studies, Witepsol H 15 and Suppocire CM bases were selected as the most suitable ones for the formulations of C31G vaginal suppositories, since it is imperative for topical formulations to release the active substance in high proportions which are not absorbable by the mucosal membranes.