Abstract
The aim of the study was to develop self-emulsifying delivery systems (SEDDS) exhibiting improved permeation rate for pulmonary delivery of amikacin for treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Solubility of amikacin in lipids was improved by hydrophobic ion pairing with sodium myristyl sulfate. The complex was loaded into SEDDS. Drug-release studies were performed and the permeation properties of SEDDS through human CF mucus were examined. A total of 10% complex could be loaded into SEDDS. SEDDS exhibited sustained release. Up to twofold more amounts of amikacin permeated through the CF mucus compared with reference. The developed SEDDS with amikacin may be a promising tool for the treatment of certain bacterial infections of CF patients.
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