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Objective@#To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of penciclovir combined with foscarnet sodium in the treatment of herpes zoster.@*Methods@#The clinical datas of 135 herpes zoster patients from the ward of Department of Dermatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital were collected. Among them 64 patients received penciclovir and foscarnet sodium, and the remaining 71 patients only received penciclovir alone.Their general information, the time for vesicle stopped emerging, rash began to scab, pain to relief obviously, the adverse reaction and if they got the postherpetic neuralgia were recorded and included into statistical analysis.@*Results@#The general information showed no significant differences between the 2 groups(all P>0.05). The time for vesicle stopped emerging, rash began to scab, pain to relief obviously in combination group was shorter than the penciclovir group (all P<0.001). The number of patients who developed postherpetic neuralgia of combination group was fewer than that of penciclovir group(P=0.013). There was no statistical significance between the 2 groups the adverse reaction(P=0.928).@*Conclusions@#The penciclovir and foscarnet sodium combination therapy showed rapid therapeutic effects on herpes zoster patients, the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia was low, and there was no more side effects than penciclovir alone therapy. The combined therapy may be a reliable way to treat herpes zoster.
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The study evaluated different mucoadhesive polymeric hydrogels for nasal delivery of penciclovir . Gels containing poly-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (PVP) were prepared with crosslinking achieved by irradiation with a radiation dose of 15 kGy being as efficient as 20 kGy. Gels containing chitosan and carbopol were also evaluated. The mucoadhesive properties of gels were measured by a modification of a classical tensile experiment, employing a tensile tester and using freshly excised sheep nasal mucosa. Considering the mucoadhesive force, chitosan gel and gel prepared with 3% PVP in presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 600 were the most efficient. The in vitro drug release depended on the gel composition. Higher release rates were obtained from PVP gels compared to chitosan or carbopol gels. The release rate of drug from PVP gels was increased further in presence of PEG or glycerol. Histopathological investigations proved that the PVP was a safe hydrogel to be used for mucosal delivery. The PEG in gel formulations caused less damages to the nasal mucosal compared to formulation containing glycerol.
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OBJECTIVE:To prepare penciclovir hollow suppository and establish its quality control method.METHODS:Penciclovir hollow suppository was prepared by heat-melting method.The content of penciclovir was determined by HPLC and the stability of the suppository was investigated as well.RESULTS:The preparation was ivory yellow hollow suppository and its property fitted the description of Chinese Pharmacopeia(2005 edition).The linear range of penciclovir was 5.00～100.00 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 7),and its average recovery was 98.69%(RSD=0.81%).No obvious change was noted for the property of the suppository within 1 year storage under temperature away from light.CONCLUSION:The preparation technique of the penciclovir hollow suppository is simple and feasible,its quality control method is rapid in operation and its determination result is accurate and reliable.
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AIM:To study the pharmacokinetics of penciclovir injection in Chinese healthy volunteers.METHODS:10 healthy volunteers were infused a single dose of 10 mg/kg of penciclovir.The concentrations of penciclovir in plasma and urine were determined by HPLC-FLD.Pharmacokinetic parameters were conformed to a non-compartment model analyzed by WinNonLin program.RESULTS:The main pharmacokinetic parameters were as follows:the ke was(0.37?0.05)/h;the t1/2 was(1.91?0.26)h;the Cmax was(9.8?1.6)mg/L;the AUC0-t was(19.1?2.8)mg?L-1?h;the AUC0-∞ was(19.6?2.9)mg?L-1?h;the Vd was(1.4?0.4)L/kg;the CL was(0.52?0.08)L?h?kg-1.About 70% of penciclovir was excreted into urine within 12 h.CONCLUSION:Penciclovir is widely distributed and rapidly excreted,predominantly by the kidney.