Film shreds and delivery system incorporating same
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1. A composition for delivery of at least one active comprising:
- at least one active;
a carrier; and
a plurality of water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds.
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Abstract
Compositions are provided that include water soluble or water dispersible film shreds, a carrier and an active, such as, but not limited to a drug, flavoring agent or coloring agent. Also provided are methods of use of the film shreds, such as in improving the dissolution, stability, aesthetics, or taste of a composition or its components, and in reducing a disease risk associated with an active.
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172 Claims
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1. A composition for delivery of at least one active comprising:
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at least one active; a carrier; and a plurality of water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A composition comprising:
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a carrier comprising an active; and a plurality of water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds comprising a second active. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of increasing dissolution of an active and/or carrier, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier; and combining the carrier with water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds including an active to form a composition, the film shreds being capable of increasing dissolution of the active and/or the carrier when the composition is in contact with bodily fluids and/or water. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method of increasing dissolution of an active, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier comprising an active; and combining the carrier with water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds to form a composition, the film shreds being capable of increasing dissolution of the carrier active when the composition is in contact with bodily fluids and/or water. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method of providing flavor or flavor enhancing properties to a composition, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier; combining the carrier with water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds including a flavoring agent to form a composition, the film shreds being capable of providing flavor or flavor-enhancing properties to the composition when the composition is in contact with bodily fluids and/or water. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A method of masking off-tastes of an active, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier comprising an active; and combining the carrier with water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds including a taste-masking agent to form a composition, the film shreds being capable of masking off-tastes associated with the carrier active when the composition is in contact with bodily fluids and/or water. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method of providing a colorful appearance to a composition, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier; and combining the carrier with water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds comprising at least one coloring agent to form a composition, the film shreds being capable of providing a colorful appearance to the composition when the composition is in contact with bodily fluids and/or water. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122)
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123. A method of reducing a disease risk associated with an active, the method comprising:
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providing a chewable matrix; and combining the chewable matrix with water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds including an active associated with a disease risk to form a composition, the film shreds being capable of reducing the disease risk associated with the active when the chewable matrix is chewed. - View Dependent Claims (124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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129. A method of preparing an edible composition, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier; and combining the carrier with water soluble or water dispersible polymeric film shreds. - View Dependent Claims (130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143)
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144. A method of preparing a composition comprising:
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preparing a flowable matrix including at least one water soluble and/or water dispersible polymer;
at least one polar solvent; and
at least one active;forming a solid film from the flowable matrix; cutting or shredding the film into shreds; and combining the film shreds with a carrier. - View Dependent Claims (145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158)
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159. A method of improving the stability of at least one active in a composition, comprising:
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providing a carrier; and combining the carrier with a prepackaged plurality of water soluble and/or water dispersible film shreds comprising at least one active, thereby forming a composition in which the at least one active has improved stability as compared to in the absence of the film shreds. - View Dependent Claims (160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165)
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166. A method of increasing the stability of at least one active in a composition comprising:
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providing a carrier comprising a first active; and combining the carrier comprising the first active with prepackaged film shreds comprising a second active to form a composition in which at least one of the first and second actives has improved stability as compared to in the absence of the film shreds. - View Dependent Claims (167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172)
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