Progesterone replacement therapy
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1. An article of manufacture for hormone replacement comprising a drug layer comprising 10 ng to 1200 mg of a progestin, 1 mg to 30 mg of a surfactant, 5 mg to 225 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose possessing a 75,000 to 350,000 molecular weight, 0.05 mg to 20 mg of a disintegrant and 0.5 mg to 75 mg of an osmagent;
- a displayment layer comprising 50 mg to 200 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose of 500,000 to 1,000,000 molecular weight, 1 mg to 20 mg of a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose of 9,000 to 150,000 molecular weight, and 0.5 mg to 100 mg of an osmagent; and
wherein the drug layer and the displacement layer are encased by hydroxypropylcellulose.
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Abstract
A hormone replacement composition, a hormone replacement dosage form, and a method of hormone replacement are disclosed and indicated for the management of hormone replacement therapy.
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1. An article of manufacture for hormone replacement comprising a drug layer comprising 10 ng to 1200 mg of a progestin, 1 mg to 30 mg of a surfactant, 5 mg to 225 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose possessing a 75,000 to 350,000 molecular weight, 0.05 mg to 20 mg of a disintegrant and 0.5 mg to 75 mg of an osmagent;
- a displayment layer comprising 50 mg to 200 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose of 500,000 to 1,000,000 molecular weight, 1 mg to 20 mg of a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose of 9,000 to 150,000 molecular weight, and 0.5 mg to 100 mg of an osmagent; and
wherein the drug layer and the displacement layer are encased by hydroxypropylcellulose.
- a displayment layer comprising 50 mg to 200 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose of 500,000 to 1,000,000 molecular weight, 1 mg to 20 mg of a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose of 9,000 to 150,000 molecular weight, and 0.5 mg to 100 mg of an osmagent; and
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2. An article of manufacture for hormone replacement therapy comprising a drug layer comprising 10 ng to 1200 mg of a progestin, 1 mg to 30 mg of a surfactant, 5 mg to 225 mg of a poly(alkylene) oxide possessing a 75,000 to 350,000 molecular weight, 0.05 mg to 20 mg of a disintegrant, and 0.5 mg to 75 mg of an osmagent;
- a displacement layer comprising 50 mg to 200 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose of 500,000 to 1,000,000 molecular weight, 1 mg to 20 mg of a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose of 9,000 to 150,000 molecular weight, and 0.5 mg to 100 mg of an osmagent; and
wherein the drug layer and the displacement layer are surrounded by hydroxypropylcellulose.
- a displacement layer comprising 50 mg to 200 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose of 500,000 to 1,000,000 molecular weight, 1 mg to 20 mg of a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose of 9,000 to 150,000 molecular weight, and 0.5 mg to 100 mg of an osmagent; and
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3. An article of manufacture for hormone replacement therapy comprising a drug layer comprising 10 ng to 1200 mg of a progestin, 1 mg to 30 mg of a surfactant, 5 mg to 225 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose possessing a 75,000 to 350,000 molecular weight, 0.05 mg to 20 mg of a disintegrant and 0.5 to 25 mg of an osmagent;
- a displacement layer comprising 50 mg to 200 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose of 500,000 to 1,000,000 molecular weight, 1 mg to 20 mg of a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose of 9,000 to 150,000 molecular weight, and 0.5 mg to 100 mg of an osmagent; and
wherein the drug layer and the displacement layer are in a capsule in layered arrangement.
- a displacement layer comprising 50 mg to 200 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose of 500,000 to 1,000,000 molecular weight, 1 mg to 20 mg of a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose of 9,000 to 150,000 molecular weight, and 0.5 mg to 100 mg of an osmagent; and
- 4. A method of progestin hormone replacement therapy in a patient in need of progestin hormone replacement therapy, the method comprising admitting orally into the patient a dosage form comprising 10 ng to 1200 mg of a progestin, 5 mg to 225 mg of an alkali carboxymethylcellulose possessing a 75,000 to 350,000 molecular weight, 0.05 mg to 20 mg of a disintegrant, and 1 mg to 30 mg of a surfactant, and wherein the dosage form through the cooperation of the disintegrant and the surfactant provides dissolution and availability of progestin from the dosage form for progestin hormone replacement therapy.
- 7. A therapeutic composition for orally administering progestin for providing a normal progestin pattern in a human, wherein the therapeutic composition is characterized by 10 ng to 1200 mg of progestin and means for administering the progestin from the therapeutic composition to the human to provide a normal progestin pattern.
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