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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2009 May;35(5):515–524. doi: 10.1080/03639040802488097

Table 2.

Final Composition of Prototype Combination Vaginal Gels Containing SPL7013 Dendrimer

Ingredients Prototype 1
Vaginal Gel
(% w/w)
Prototype 2
Vaginal Gel
(%w/w)
Purified Water q.s. to 100% q.s. to 100%
Methyl Paraben NF 0.18 0.18
Propyl Paraben NF 0.02 0.02
EDTA Disodium USP 0.15 0.15
Carbopol 974P NF 6.2 6.2
Lactic Acid USP 0.6 None
Acetic Acid USP 0.087 None
2N KOH NF q.s. to pH 3.7 q.s. to pH 3.7
SPL7013 Dendrimer 3.0 3.0
Characterization (n = 3.5 batches)
pH 3.7 ± 0.08 3.7 ± 0.03
Viscosity 9484 ± 1344 cP 8245 ± 1693 cP
Buffering Capacity 0.31 ± 0.02 mEq/g 0.28 ± 0.01 mEq/g
Osmolality 202 ± 13 mOsm/kg 102 ± 4 mOsm/kg