Dr. Audra Stinchcomb, PhD, RPh, FAAPS, FAIMBE, SMNAI

Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore and serial entrepreneur in complex drug products, including transdermal, topical, nasal & oromucosal

Research Expertise

Complex Drug Products

About

Dr. Audra Stinchcomb is a distinguished academician and researcher with extensive expertise in pharmaceutics and drug delivery. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1989, followed by a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery in 1995. Dr. Stinchcomb further honed her skills through a postdoctoral fellowship in Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, completing her training in 1996. Her career has been marked by significant contributions as a Professor at both the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the University of Kentucky. Dr. Stinchcomb holds prestigious fellowships including FAAPS, FAIMBE, and SMNAI, underscoring her leadership and impact in the scientific community.

Publications

Challenges and Opportunities in dermal/transdermal Delivery
Therapeutic Delivery
2010
Transdermal cannabidiol reduces inflammation and pain‐related behaviours in a rat model of arthritis
European Journal of Pain
2015
Microneedles permit transdermal delivery of a skin-impermeant medication to humans
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2008
Characterization of the permeability barrier of human skin in vivo
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1997
Chain Drives
Industrial Machinery Repair
2003
Human skin permeation of Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and cannabinol
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
2004
Unique treatment potential of cannabidiol for the prevention of relapse to drug use: preclinical proof of principle
Neuropsychopharmacology
2018
Cannabidiol bioavailability after nasal and transdermal application: effect of permeation enhancers
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
2010
Cannabidiol-Based Prodrugs: Synthesis and Bioevaluation
Unknown Venue
Programmable transdermal drug delivery of nicotine using carbon nanotube membranes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2010
Transdermal delivery of cannabidiol attenuates binge alcohol-induced neurodegeneration in a rodent model of an alcohol use disorder
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
2013
Human Skin Sermeation of 3-O-Alkyl Carbamate Prodrugs of Naltrexone
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2009
Layer-by-layer surface modification of polyethersulfone membranes using polyelectrolytes and AgCl/TiO 2 xerogels
Journal of Membrane Science
2015
In vitro experiment optimization for measuring tetrahydrocannabinol skin permeation
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2002
Immunocontraceptive compositions containing sperm antigens, and methods of use (JD Bleil et al, US)
Biofutur
1998
Determining Dermal Absorption Parameters in Vivo From Tape Strip Data
Pharmaceutical Research
2002
Chemical Uptake Into Human Stratum Corneum In Vivo from Volatile and Non-Volatile Solvents
Pharmaceutical Research
1999
Diclofenac delays micropore closure following microneedle treatment in human subjects
Journal of Controlled Release
2012
Straight-Chain Naltrexone Ester Prodrugs: Diffusion and Concurrent Esterase Biotransformation in Human Skin
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2002
Current aspects of formulation efforts and pore lifetime related to microneedle treatment of skin
Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
2010
Simultaneous Transdermal Delivery of Buprenorphine Hydrochloride and Naltrexone Hydrochloride by Iontophoresis
Unknown Venue
Transdermal Delivery of Naltrexol and Skin Permeability Lifetime after Microneedle Treatment in Hairless Guinea Pigs
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2010
Flux Across of Microneedle-treated Skin is Increased by Increasing Charge of Naltrexone and Naltrexol In Vitro
Pharmaceutical Research
2008
In vitro/in vivo correlation studies for transdermal Δ8-THC development
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2004
Diclofenac Enables Prolonged Delivery of Naltrexone Through Microneedle-Treated Skin
Pharmaceutical Research
2011
Transdermal drug delivery
Drug Delivery Systems, Second Edition
2003
In vitro permeation of a pegylated naltrexone prodrug across microneedle-treated skin
Journal of Controlled Release
2010
Development of Opioid Transdermal Delivery Systems
Opiate Receptors and Antagonists
2009
Enhancement of transdermal delivery of 6-β-naltrexol via a codrug linked to hydroxybupropion
Journal of Controlled Release
2006
Permeation of Buprenorphine and Its 3-Alkyl-Ester Prodrugs Through Human Skin
Pharmaceutical Research
1996
Diclofenac Enables Unprecedented Week-Long Microneedle-Enhanced Delivery of a Skin Impermeable Medication in Humans
Pharmaceutical Research
2013
Transdermal Delivery of the Synthetic Cannabinoid WIN 55,212-2: In Vitro/in Vivo Correlation
Pharmaceutical Research
2004
A fully validated LC–MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of nicotine and its metabolite cotinine in human serum and its application to a pharmacokinetic study after using nicotine transdermal delivery systems with standard heat application in adult smokers
Journal of Chromatography B
2016
Vehicle Composition Influence on the Microneedle-Enhanced Transdermal Flux of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
Pharmaceutical Research
2010
Towards mimicking natural protein channels with aligned carbon nanotube membranes for active drug delivery
Life Sciences
2010
Synthesis and hydrolytic behavior of two novel tripartate codrugs of naltrexone and 6β-naltrexol with hydroxybupropion as potential alcohol abuse and smoking cessation agents
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
2006
In Vitro/in Vivo Correlation of Transdermal Naltrexone Prodrugs in Hairless Guinea Pigs
Pharmaceutical Research
2005
Transdermal Drug Delivery System Regulatory Issues
Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems
2002
In vitro – in vivo correlations for nicotine transdermal delivery systems evaluated by both in vitro skin permeation (IVPT) and in vivo serum pharmacokinetics under the influence of transient heat application
Journal of Controlled Release
2018
A duplex “Gemini” prodrug of naltrexone for transdermal delivery
Journal of Controlled Release
2004
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profile of Supratherapeutic Oral Doses of Δ9‐THC in Cannabis Users
The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2013
Transdermal Delivery of Naltrexone and its Active Metabolite 6-β-Naltrexol in Human Skin in Vitro and Guinea Pigs in Vivo
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2005
In vivo evaluation of 3-O-alkyl ester transdermal prodrugs of naltrexone in hairless guinea pigs
Journal of Controlled Release
2005
Abuse-resistant opioid prodrugs that demonstrate oral overdose protection
The Journal of Pain
2012
Human Skin Permeation of Branched-Chain 3-O-Alkyl Ester and Carbonate Prodrugs of Naltrexone
Pharmaceutical Research
2005
Physicochemical Evaluation, in Vitro Human Skin Diffusion, and Concurrent Biotransformation of 3-O-Alkyl Carbonate Prodrugs of Naltrexone
Pharmaceutical Research
2004
Fluvastatin as a Micropore Lifetime Enhancer for Sustained Delivery Across Microneedle-Treated Skin
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2014
Further characterization of benzodiazepine receptor differences in long-sleep and short-sleep mice
Life Sciences
1988
Automation of patent classification
World Patent Information
2002
Transdermal Delivery of Bupropion and its Active Metabolite, Hydroxybupropion: A Prodrug Strategy as an Alternative Approach
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2009
Development and validation of a liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry method for the quantitation of naltrexone and 6β-naltrexol in guinea pig plasma
Journal of Chromatography B
2004
Transdermal permeation of WIN 55,212-2 and CP 55,940 in human skin in vitro
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2004
On the Road to Development of an in Vitro Permeation Test (IVPT) Model to Compare Heat Effects on Transdermal Delivery Systems: Exploratory Studies with Nicotine and Fentanyl
Pharmaceutical Research
2017
Quantification of anandamide, oleoylethanolamide and palmitoylethanolamide in rodent brain tissue using high performance liquid chromatography–electrospray mass spectroscopy
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
2014
The effects of ethanol and Ro 15–4513 on elevated plus-maze and rotarod performance in long-sleep and short-sleep mice
Alcohol
1989
Cutaneous Pharmacokinetics of Acyclovir Cream 5% Products: Evaluating Bioequivalence with an In Vitro Permeation Test and an Adaptation of Scaled Average Bioequivalence
Pharmaceutical Research
2020
In vivo evaluation of a transdermal codrug of 6-β-naltrexol linked to hydroxybupropion in hairless guinea pigs
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2008
In Vitro Release Studies on Matrix Type Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems of Naltrexone and Its Acetyl Prodrug
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
2005
Minimally invasive technique for measuring transdermal glucose with a fluorescent biosensor
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
2018
Bioconversion of Naltrexone and Its 3-O-Alkyl-Ester Prodrugs in a Human Skin Equivalent
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2005
Liquid chromatographic–mass spectrometric quantitation of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and two metabolites in pharmacokinetic study plasma samples
Journal of Chromatography B
2004
Microneedle-Assisted Skin Permeation by Nontoxic Bioengineerable Gas Vesicle Nanoparticles
Molecular Pharmaceutics
2017
Estimation of Maximum Transdermal Flux of Nonionized Xenobiotics from Basic Physicochemical Determinants
Molecular Pharmaceutics
2012
A Solubility and Related Physicochemical Property Comparison of Buprenorphine and Its 3-Alkyl Esters
Pharmaceutical Research
1995
Intranasal Delivery of Recombinant Human Parathyroid Hormone [hPTH (1–34)], Teriparatide in Rats
Endocrine Research
2004
Development of a Codrug Approach for Sustained Drug Delivery Across Microneedle-Treated Skin
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2013
Intranasal absorption of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and WIN55,212-2 mesylate in rats
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
2007
Permeation of WIN 55,212-2, a potent cannabinoid receptor agonist, across human tracheo-bronchial tissue in vitro and rat nasal epithelium in vivo
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
2006
Near-Infrared Spectrometry for the Quantification of Dermal Absorption of Econazole Nitrate and 4-Cyanophenol
Pharmaceutical Research
2006
Microneedle-Assisted Percutaneous Delivery of Naltrexone Hydrochloride in Yucatan Minipig: In Vitro–In Vivo Correlation
Molecular Pharmaceutics
2013
Effect of Formulation pH on Transport of Naltrexone Species and Pore Closure in Microneedle-Enhanced Transdermal Drug Delivery
Molecular Pharmaceutics
2013
Simultaneous Quantification of Anandamide and Other Endocannabinoids in Dorsal Vagal Complex of Rat Brainstem by LC–MS
Chromatographia
2008
Near Infrared Spectrometry for the Quantification of Human Dermal Absorption of Econazole Nitrate and Estradiol
Pharmaceutical Research
2006
Programmable transdermal delivery of nicotine in hairless guinea pigs using carbon nanotube membrane pumps
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2012
Novel 3-O-pegylated carboxylate and 3-O-pegylated carbamate prodrugs of naltrexone for microneedle-enhanced transdermal delivery
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2010
Carbon Nanotube Membranes for use in the Transdermal Treatment of Nicotine Addiction and Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment
2009
Transdermal Prodrug Concepts: Permeation of Buprenorphine and Its Alkyl Esters through Hairless Mouse Skin and Influence of Vehicles.
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
1996
Evaluation of in vitro/in vivo correlations for three fentanyl transdermal delivery systems using in vitro skin permeation testing and human pharmacokinetic studies under the influence of transient heat application
Journal of Controlled Release
2022
Effect of Controlled Heat Application on Topical Diclofenac Formulations Evaluated by In Vitro Permeation Tests (IVPT) Using Porcine and Human Skin
Pharmaceutical Research
2020
US Patent History
World Patent Information
2007
LC–MS method for the estimation of Δ8-THC and 11-nor-Δ8-THC-9-COOH in plasma
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
2005
Xenobiotic Bioconversion in Human Epidermis Models
Pharmaceutical Research
2003
Naltrexone Salt Selection for Enhanced Transdermal Permeation Through Microneedle-Treated Skin
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2012
Prodrugs and codrugs as strategies for improving percutaneous absorption
Expert Review of Dermatology
2008
The Sensitivity of In Vitro Permeation Tests to Chemical Penetration Enhancer Concentration Changes in Fentanyl Transdermal Delivery Systems
AAPS PharmSciTech
2018
Programmable Transdermal Clonidine Delivery Through Voltage-Gated Carbon Nanotube Membranes
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2014
In Vitro Skin Diffusion Study of Pure Forskolin versus a Forskolin-Containing Plectranthus barbatus Root Extract
Journal of Natural Products
2009
Binge Alcohol Exposure Transiently Changes the Endocannabinoid System: A Potential Target to Prevent Alcohol-Induced Neurodegeneration
Brain Sciences
2017

Education

BSPharm, Pharmacy / May, 1989

Boulder/Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Ph.D., Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery / April, 1995

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

University of California, San Francisco

Postdoc, Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry / April, 1996

San Francisco, California, United States of America

Experience

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Professor / November, 2011Present

Director of Pharmaceutical and Industrial Fellowships

University of Kentucky

Professor / April, 2001October, 2011

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