Cyclodextrin-enabled nepafenac eye drops with improved absorption open a new therapeutic window

This research is close to my heart as it comes from a Hungarian collaboration on developing nepafenac eyedrops with improved absorption. The results showed that one formulation possessed better bioavailability ex vivo than Nevanac® 0.1 % suspension, while the other formulation containing only 60 % of the original dose was ex vivo equivalent with Nevanac® opening the way to nepafenac-containing eye drops with better patient compliance in the future.

Anna VinczeFacskó RékaBudai-Szűcs MáriaGábor KatonaBenjámin GyarmatiAnita CsorbaDr. Zelkó Romána, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Lajos SzenteGyörgy Tibor Balogh,

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Voriconazole Eye Drops: Enhanced Solubility and Stability through Ternary Voriconazole/Sulfobutyl Ether β-Cyclodextrin/Polyvinyl Alcohol Complexes

This is a wonderful example of how something known (voriconazole-CD formulation) could be turned into something innovative. Researchers from Chulalongkorn University and Iceland University developed voriconazole eyedrops which shows high mucoadhesion, sustained release, good ex vivo permeability through the porcine cornea, and no sign of irritation. The stability study revealed that VCZ eye drops provide a shelf-life of more than 2.5 years at room temperature, while a shelf-life of only 3.5 months was observed for the extemporaneous Vfend® eye drops.

Hay Man Saung Hnin SoeKhanittha KerdpolThorsteinn Loftsson Phatsawee Jansook et al