Soft buccal
First Claim
1. A soft buccal suitable for retention in the cavity of the mouth particularly suitable for prolonged residence in said cavity due to the softness thereof, said soft buccal containing(1) a pharmaceutically effective amount of a medicament to be absorbed through the oral mucosa and to be delivered over the desired residence period of said soft buccal in said cavity;
- (2) a water-soluble protein in an amount of from 0.5 to 150 parts by weight per part of drug (1);
(3) 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of a polyhydric alcohol per part of protein (2); and
(4) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of fatty acid ester or a carboxyvinyl polymer, per part of protein (2).
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Abstract
A soft buccal containing (1) a medicament to be absorbed through the oral mucosa, (2) a water-soluble protein, (3) a polyhydric alcohol, and (4) a fatty acid ester or/and a carboxyvinyl polymer, has various advantages such as good feeling in use, good retainability within the mouth, slow release, improved absorbability of drug through the mucosa, improved bioavailability, etc., and therefore can be used an excellent pharmaceutical preparation for administration to the mucous membrane of the mouth.
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13 Claims
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1. A soft buccal suitable for retention in the cavity of the mouth particularly suitable for prolonged residence in said cavity due to the softness thereof, said soft buccal containing
(1) a pharmaceutically effective amount of a medicament to be absorbed through the oral mucosa and to be delivered over the desired residence period of said soft buccal in said cavity; -
(2) a water-soluble protein in an amount of from 0.5 to 150 parts by weight per part of drug (1); (3) 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of a polyhydric alcohol per part of protein (2); and (4) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of fatty acid ester or a carboxyvinyl polymer, per part of protein (2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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3. A soft buccal base material suitable for accepting a drug, whereby upon incorporation of said drug to form a soft buccal which is capable of retention in the cavity of the mouth, particularly suitable for prolonged residence in said cavity due to the softness thereof, said soft buccal base material comprising
(a) a water-soluble protein; -
(b) 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of a polyhydric alcohol per part of protein (a); and (c) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of fatty acid ester or a carboxyvinyl polymer, per part of protein (a). - View Dependent Claims (4)
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