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In Vitro Study No: 23

METHODS

Chemical Conc. (mg/ml)Volume (ml)Loading (mg/cm2)VehicleSpeciesMembraneSiteArea (cm2)Cell TypeReceptor FluidTemp. (oC)Temp. MeasuredExposure Time (h)Study Length (h)OccludedAnalytical Method
Terbinafine0.010.30.0012Propylene glycolHumanDermatomed to 0.6mmAbdomen2.54StaticPBS/Ethanol 3:132Water Bath48482reversed-phase HPLC

RESULTS

% Recovery+/-% In Stratum Corneum+/-% in Viable Skin+/-% Penetrated+/-% Absorbed+/-s-s-flux (mcrg/cm2/h)+/-kp (cm/h)nLag Time (h)
          0.01 0.0013 

NOTES

The flux was actually recorded as <0.01. No integrity test was mentioned. They also measured the concentration of chemical in the skin after the stratum cormeum had been stripped off.. They found this skin concentration to be 175+/-36 micrograms/gram. The Kp was not mentioned in the paper. I calculated it by dividing the steady state flux by the concentration

REFERENCE

Comparison Of Human Skin Or Epidermis Models With Human And Animal Skin In In Vitro Percutaneous Absorption (2001) Int. J. Pharm., 215 :51-56