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Formulation Compatibility of Myristyl Nicotinate With Drugs Used To Treat Dermatological Conditions

A number of dermatology conditions including skin photodamage, atopic dermatitis, and rosacea involve skin barrier impairment and first line therapies for these conditions including retinoids and steroids further impair skin barrier function.

We have evaluated the compatibility of myristyl nicotinate, an agent that enhances skin barrier function, with drugs used to treat conditions where skin barrier impairment is present including photodamage (retinoic acid), atopic dermatitis (hydrocortisone, triamcinolone acetonide), rosacea (metronidazole), and seborrheic dermatitis (ketoconazole).

Myristyl nicotinate was found to be compatible with each of the drugs examined when formulated together and also was shown to be photocompatible with retinoic acid. Our results suggest that the combination of myristyl nicotinate with these drugs is a feasible therapeutic development strategy.


"Formulation compatibility of myristyl nicotinate with drugs used to treat dermatological conditions involving an impaired skin barrier"
Tashtoush BM, Kim H, Jacobson EL, Jacobson MK
Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2007 Nov ; 33(11): 1176-82 (Hubmed.org)




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