Gelucire 44/14 is a potential and safe absorption enhancer for improving the absorption of poorly absorbable drugs including insulin and calcitonin by pulmonary delivery.
Gelucire 44/14 is a potential and safe absorption enhancer for improving the absorption of poorly absorbable drugs including insulin and calcitonin by pulmonary delivery. It is found that pulmonary absorptions of FD4, FD10 and FD70 are enhanced in different degree by Gelucire 44/14 in a concentration-dependent manner, and the maximal absorption-enhancing effect is obtained when the concentration of Gelucire 44/14 reaches to 2.0% (w/v). It is also found that the absorption enhancing ability of Gelucire 44/14 is correlated with the molecular weight of model drugs, and the highest absorption enhancement ratio of Gelucire 44/14 is observed when the molecular weight of model drugs reaches to nearly 10000 Da[1].
[1]. Zhang H, et al. Improvement of pulmonary absorptions of poorly absorbable drugs using Gelucire 44/14 as an absorption enhancer. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2014 Oct;66(10):1410-20.