01 software. ANOVA test was performed to determine significant difference in the in-vitro permeation. Maximum permeation was obtained by oleic acid with DT 9301 (Table 2). Oleic acid is unsaturated fatty acid which is able to form separate phases within bilayer lipids. Oleic acid enhances the permeation of water soluble drugs through epidermal layer of skin by interacting and changing the lipid domain of epidermal layer. It also increase void channels in stratum corneum leading to penetration enhancing buy MS-275 effect. Here, PG used

as a plasticizer and also having synergistic effect with oleic acid. The activity of PG resulted from solvation of α keratin within the stratum corneum, the occupation of proteinaceous hydrogen bonding sites reducing drug-tissue binding and thus enhancing the permeation of drug molecules.12 So for FG4592 the present study oleic acid was used for the further formulation in combination with DT 9301. Adhesion is prerequisite property of matrix patch for easy and quick drug release through skin. In the present study, adhesiveness of the prepared patches decreased as the concentration of permeation enhancer increased from 5% to 15% w/w. By increasing the permeation enhancer concentration from 5% to 10% peel value decreased from 4.1 ± 0.4 N/2.5 mm (F8) to 2.8 ± 0.2 N/2.5 mm (F9) and tack value decreased from 1220 ± 30 gms to 1105 ± 10 gms. The peel and tack value of formulation code F9 were

found similar to experimental

peel and tack value of marketed formulation. Furthermore increase in permeation enhancer concentration from 10% (F9) to 15% (F10) showed the failure of adhesiveness (Table 3). Good shear strength obtained for the formulation code found F6 to F9, but the value decreased in the formulation code F10 & F11, which were below the shear value of marketed product. So that from the obtained result formulation code F9 was found to be within the limits of the adhesion performance standards. The results of in-vitro permeation study were shown in Table 4. The release pattern depicted ( Fig. 1) that formulation code F6 showed slower release rate compared to other might be due to higher concentration of DT 9301 and due to the stronger polymeric matrix network of DT 9301 with FVS. The F6 formulation also showed the higher lag time of 8.57 h which was decreased by decreasing the total concentration of PSA & by using another polymer E RL 100 with DT 9301. 13 E RL 100 having hydrophilic nature & it contains quaternary ammonium groups which affect the release of drug from patch because of hydration of patch. E RL 100 having larger cavity size in its polymeric network which promotes the faster diffusion of drug from patch. As the concentration of oleic acid increased Q24 (cumulative amount of drug released per unit area at the end of 24 h) was also improved. Comparative in-vitro fluxes of all formulation codes were depicted in Fig. 2.