FILM COMPRISING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS
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1. A consumable film adapted to dissolve in a mouth of a patient, wherein said film comprises nitroglycerin and a water soluble polymer.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to the composition and methods of manufacture of orally-dissolvable, edible films as a vehicle for the non-invasive administration of nitroglycerin, as well as other therapeutic agents either with or without nitroglycerin, through the mucosal tissues of the oral cavity. The films include a water soluble film-forming polymer such as pullulan. Methods for producing the films are also disclosed.
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- 1. A consumable film adapted to dissolve in a mouth of a patient, wherein said film comprises nitroglycerin and a water soluble polymer.
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9. A method for preparing an edible film comprising nitroglycerin, said method comprising:
- mixing at least one water soluble film former to provide a film-forming mixture;
adding nitroglycerin to the film-forming mixture;
casting the film-forming mixture comprising nitroglycerin on a substrate; and
drying the cast film to provide said edible film comprising nitroglycerin. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- mixing at least one water soluble film former to provide a film-forming mixture;
- 18. A consumable film comprising nitroglycerin adapted to dissolve in the mouth of a patient, wherein said film comprises nitroglycerin in a single layer including pullulan and at least one additional pharmaceutical agent.
- 51. A method for delivering an effective amount of nitroglycerin to the oral cavity comprising introducing in the oral cavity a rapidly dissolving edible film comprising pullulan and nitroglycerin.
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55. An edible film comprising nitroglycerin for use in transmucosal delivery of nitroglycerin to a patient, said film comprising:
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a) a binding agent which is dissolvable in the mouth of the patient; and
,b) a pharmacologically effective dose of nitroglycerin dispersed in the binding agent to form a mixture that is fashioned into a film such that when the film dissolves in the mouth of the patient, the pharmacologically effective dose of nitroglycerin is released.
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- 56. A consumable film adapted to dissolve in a mouth of a patient, wherein said film comprises one or more therapeutic agents selected from a group consisting of anti-microbial agents, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-tussives, decongestants, anti-histamines, expectorants, anti-diarrheals, H2-antagonists, proton pump inhibitors, general nonselective CNS depressants, general nonselective CNS stimulants, drugs that selectively modify CNS function, anti-parkinsonism drugs, narcotic-analgesics, analgesic-antipyretics, psychopharmacological drugs, anti-hypertension and cardiovascular treatment agents, dermatological agents, glucocorticoids and steroids, antimalarial and anti-parasitic agents, anti-fungal agents, anti-periodontitis agents, emetic agents, treatments for gout, treatments for glaucoma, treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, pre-treatment and treatment for exposure to chemical weapons, treatments for acute radiation exposure, hemostatic agents, treatments for Sjorgren'"'"'s Syndrome and smoking cessation agents and a water soluble polymer.
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64. A method for preparing an edible film comprising one or more therapeutic agents selected from a group consisting of anti-microbial agents, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-tussives, decongestants, anti-histamines, expectorants, anti-diarrheals, H2-antagonists, proton pump inhibitors, general nonselective CNS depressants, general nonselective CNS stimulants, drugs that selectively modify CNS function, anti-parkinsonism drugs, narcotic-analgesics, analgesic-antipyretics, psychopharmacological drugs, anti-hypertension and cardiovascular treatment agents, dermatological agents, glucocorticoids and steroids, antimalarial and anti-parasitic agents, anti-fungal agents, anti-periodontitis agents, emetic agents, treatments for gout, treatments for glaucoma, treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, pre-treatment and treatment for exposure to chemical weapons, treatments for acute radiation exposure, hemostatic agents, treatments for Sjö
- rgren'"'"'s Syndrome and smoking cessation agents, said method comprising;
mixing at least one water soluble film former to provide a film-forming mixture;
adding the therapeutic agent(s) to the film-forming mixture;
casting the film-forming mixture comprising the therapeutic agent(s) on a substrate; and
drying the cast film to provide said edible film comprising the therapeutic agent(s). - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
- rgren'"'"'s Syndrome and smoking cessation agents, said method comprising;
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73. A consumable film adapted to dissolve in the mouth of a patient, wherein said film comprises one or more therapeutic agents selected from a group consisting of anti-microbial agents, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-tussives, decongestants, anti-histamines, expectorants, anti-diarrheals, H2-antagonists, proton pump inhibitors, general nonselective CNS depressants, general nonselective CNS stimulants, drugs that selectively modify CNS function, anti-parkinsonism drugs, narcotic-analgesics, analgesic-antipyretics, psychopharmacological drugs, anti-hypertension and cardiovascular treatment agents, dermatological agents, glucocorticoids and steroids, antimalarial and anti-parasitic agents, anti-fungal agents, anti-periodontitis agents, emetic agents, treatments for gout, treatments for glaucoma, treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, pre-treatment and treatment for exposure to chemical weapons, treatments for acute radiation exposure, hemostatic agents, treatments for Sjö
- rgren'"'"'s Syndrome and smoking cessation agents, in a single layer including pullulan.
- View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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