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ArticlePharmaceutical research2008

Novel lipid and preservative-free propofol formulation: properties and pharmacodynamics.

François Ravenelle, Sandra Gori, Dorothée Le Garrec, David Lessard, Laibin Luo, Dana Palusova, J Robert Sneyd, Damon Smith

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Novel propofol derivatives and implications for anesthesia practice.Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

François RavenelleLabopharm Inc., 480 Blvd. Armand-Frappier, Laval, Québec, Canada, H7V 4B4. fravenelle@labopharm.com
Sandra Gori
Dorothée Le Garrec
David Lessard
Laibin Luo
Dana Palusova
J Robert Sneyd
Damon Smith
Armand Frappier Museum · CAMicropharma (Canada) · CAUniversity of Plymouth · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePropofol is a water-insoluble intravenous anesthetic agent that is actually formulated as a water-in-oil emulsion with known drawbacks such as pain on injection, microorganism growth support and stability. We report on the properties of formulations of propofol in poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-block-poly(D,L-lactide), PVP-PLA, polymeric micelles (Propofol-PM).

methodsMicrobial growth in these formulations was evaluated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 9027), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Candida albicans (ATCC 10231). Sleep-recovery studies in female Sprague-Dawley rats, at a dose of 10mg/kg were performed to compare pharmacodynamic profiles of the new Propofol-PM formulations with those of Diprivan, a commercially available lipid based propofol formulation.

resultsGrowth of microorganisms was not supported in the Propofol-PM formulations tested. No significant differences in times to unconsciousness, awakening, recovery of righting reflex and full recovery were observed between Propofol-PM formulations and Diprivan.

conclusionsPropofol loaded in PVP-PLA micelles (Propofol-PM) is not significantly different in terms of pharmacodynamic but demonstrates no microorganism growth support and improved stability that opens up the door to pain on injection reduction strategy.

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AnimalsChemistry, PharmaceuticalColony Count, MicrobialDrug StabilityFemaleParticle SizePropofolRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySleepPropofol

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