MICROEMULSION PREPARATION CONTAINING A SUBSTANCE WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO BE ABSORBED

摘要

A microemulsion preparation wherein aqueous phase droplets, which contain a lowly absorbable, physiologically active substance and has an average particle size of 0.4 to 100 nm, are dispersed in an oily phase dispersion medium with the combined use of a number of specified surfactants. To improve the poor percutaneous/permucous absorbability of a physiologically active substance, said substance is dissolved in the aqueous phase droplets of a W/O microemulsion. Neither any higher alcohol having an offensive odor nor any conventional absorption promoter is used in this microemulsion, and it is possible to provide a microemulsion preparation with a low local pungency.