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. 2022 Apr 14;181(7):2685–2693. doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04466-z

Table 4.

Results from emulsion stability analyses when drug was mixed with Numeta G13E + (average ± SD; n = 3)

Drug Mix ratio Z-average (nm) PDI %PFAT5 pH
0 h 4 h 0 h 4 h
Numeta G13E +  Control 248 ± 2 0.13 ± 0.02 0.23 0.12 5.80 ± 0.07 5.79 ± 0.05
Two-component analysis (drug + PN) Morphine + Numeta G13E +  1 + 1 249 ± 1 0.13 ± 0.02 0.19 ± 0.03 0.19 ± 0.01a 5.92 ± 0.01 5.90 ± 0.01
1 + 7 249 ± 2 0.13 ± 0.01 0.29 ± 0.05 0.20 ± 0.05 5.81 ± 0.02 5.84 ± 0.03
1 + 39 247 ± 2 0.15 ± 0.03 0.31 ± 0.08 0.25 ± 0.05 5.79 ± 0.01 5.79 ± 0.01
Cefotaxime + Numeta G13E +  1 + 1 252 ± 2 0.13 ± 0.02 0.28 ± 0.04 0.41 ± 0.05* 5.71 ± 0.01 5.66 ± 0.02
9 + 1 248 ± 2 0.14 ± 0.03 0.24 ± 0.09 0.15 ± 0.15 5.84 ± 0.01 5.86 ± 0.01
1 + 20 249 ± 2 0.12 ± 0.01 0.39 ± 0.04 0.24 ± 0.02 5.84 ± 0.02 5.83 ± 0.02
Dopamine + Numeta G13E +  1 + 1 248 ± 1 0.13 ± 0.02 0.24 ± 0.03 0.23 ± 0.05 5.86 ± 0.01 5.89 ± 0.01
1 + 6 247 ± 2 0.15 ± 0.02 0.25 ± 0.02 0.22 ± 0.03 5.67 ± 0.01 5.66 ± 0.03
1 + 56 248 ± 2 0.13 ± 0.02 0.42 ± 0.09* 0.46 ± 0.06* 5.81 ± 0.02 5.83 ± 0.03
Three-component analysis (drug + morphine + PN) Dopamine + morphine + Numeta G13E +  1 + 1 + 1 248 ± 2 0.14 ± 0.02 0.05 ± 0.01 0.16 ± 0.03 5.90 ± 0.01 5.87 ± 0.01
1 + 1 + 10 248 ± 3 0.13 ± 0.02 0.07 ± 0.01 0.16 ± 0.01 5.81 ± 0.01 5.81 ± 0.01
1 + 4 + 10 249 ± 2 0.12 ± 0.01 0.12 ± 0.04 0.20 ± 0.08 5.82 ± 0.01 5.86 ± 0.01
4 + 1 + 10 249 ± 3 0.12 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.03 0.19 ± 0.06 5.82 ± 0.03 5.80 ± 0.01
Cefotaxime + morphine + Numeta G13E +  1 + 1 + 1 240 ± 2 0.09 ± 0.03 0.05 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.01 5.69 ± 0.02 5.66 ± 0.01
1 + 2 + 20 272 ± 31 0.20 ± 0.07 0.19 ± 0.04 0.15 ± 0.06 5.81 ± 0.03 5.81 ± 0.03
9 + 1 + 2 279 ± 2 0.12 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.00 5.45 ± 0.02 5.44 ± 0.01

aOne parallel/sample was contaminated and was excluded

*Values outside the acceptance criteria