Formulation & Evaluation of Fluconazole Gel for Topical Drug Delivery System

  • Arjun Gaire B.Pharm Shree Medical & Technical College, QA Officer, Kasturi Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.Bharatpur-16, Chtiwan.
  • Sangit Maharjan B.Pharm (Clinical pharmacy) Pokhara University, Quality Control Officer, Divine Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Bharatpur-16, Chitwan.
  • Sumitra Shrestha M.Pharm (Clinical pharmacy) Pokhara University, Assistant Quality Assurance Manager Divine Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Bharatpur-16, Chitwan.
  • Sonu Pakhrin M.Pharm (Clinical pharmacy) Pokhara University, Quality Control Officer, Divine Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Bharatpur-16, Chitwan.
  • Naresh Thapa B.Pharma Dhaka University, Bangladesh, Quality Assurance Manager Divine Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Bharatpur-16, Chitwan
  • Dr. Jeevan Raj Shrestha BSC (Microbiology), MBBS (Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, NepalSangit
  • Mrs. Bijaya Laxmi Giri M.Pharm (Industrial pharmacy) Kathmandu University, Assistant Professor, Shree Medical and Techincal College, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan.
Keywords: Fluconazole, Carbopol 940, Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Topical Drug delivery system

Abstract

Fluconazole is a recent triazole antifungal drug that is used in the treatment of superficial and systemic fungal infection. The oral use of fluconazole is not much recommended as it has many side effects. Thus this formulation is made for better patient compliance and to reduce the dose of the drug and to avoid the side effects like liver damage and kidney damage. This research was designed to formulate & evaluate different formulation of a topical gel containing fluconazole by using a polymer with different concentration as Carbopol 940 & NaCMC. Methanol was used as a penetration enhancer. The evaluation of formulated fluconazole topical gel was carried out for a physical appearance, pH-value, spreadability, homogeneity, drug content. The formulated gel showed good physical characteristics. The formulation F3 (101.18%) & F6 (105.4%) show good drug content as the polymer concentration in them was higher. The percentage yield of F4 (98.26%) was the highest. The spreadability of gel decreases with an increase in polymer concentration. The pH of the formulation was in the range of 5-8 which is considered acceptable to avoid the risk of irritation upon application to the skin.

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2021-02-14
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Vol 76 No 1 (2021)
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