Therapeutic agents containing thyroid hormones
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1. A solid dispersing dosage form of a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration which disintegrates in the mouth, the dosage form comprising:
- a therapeutic agent which comprises 0.1 μ
g to about 10,000 μ
g of one or more thyroid hormone or hormones;
an effective amount of from about 80% to about 99.9% of disintegrating agent by mass;
from about 0.01% to about 10% of flavoring agent by mass; and
from about 0.1% to about 5% of lubricating agent by mass.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a solid fast dispersing dosage form of a pharmaceutical composition suitable for oral administration comprising: a therapeutic agent which comprises one or more compound thyroid hormone or hormones; from about 80% to about 99.9% of disintegrating agent by mass; from about 0.01% to about 10% of flavoring agent by mass; and from about 0.1% to about 5% mass of lubricating agent by mass; which has utility in the treatment of disorders associated with the improvement of the thyroid hormone function in animals including human beings.
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12 Claims
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1. A solid dispersing dosage form of a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration which disintegrates in the mouth, the dosage form comprising:
- a therapeutic agent which comprises 0.1 μ
g to about 10,000 μ
g of one or more thyroid hormone or hormones;
an effective amount of from about 80% to about 99.9% of disintegrating agent by mass;
from about 0.01% to about 10% of flavoring agent by mass; and
from about 0.1% to about 5% of lubricating agent by mass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a therapeutic agent which comprises 0.1 μ
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6. A method of treating disorders associated with an impairment of the thyroid hormone function in animals including human beings, which comprises the administration to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a solid oral dosage form which disintegrates in the mouth, said dosage form containing from about 0.1 μ
- g to about 10,000 μ
g of one or more thyroid hormone or hormones;
an effective amount of from about 80% to about 99.9% of disintegrating agent by mass based on the mass of the dose;
from about 0.01% to about 10% of flavoring agent by mass based on the mass of the dose; and
from about 0.1% to about 5% of lubricating agent by mass based on the mass of the dose.
- g to about 10,000 μ
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7. A method for the manufacture of a solid oral dosage form, comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a first mixture by blending in intimate admixture one or more disintegrant or disintegrants with a therapeutic agent comprising one or more thyroid hormone or hormones; (b) forming a second mixture by blending in intimate admixture one or more disintegrant or disintegrants with a flavouring agent and a lubricating agent; (c) combining the first and second mixtures to form a pharmaceutical composition; and (d) compressing the composition from step (c) to form a fast dispersing solid oral dosage form.
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8. A method of preparing a solid dispersing dosage form of a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration, the method comprising:
- combining a therapeutic agent which comprises one or more thyroid hormones, and an effective amount of from about 80% to about 99.9% by mass of disintegrating agent based on the mass of the dose; and
from about 0.01% to about 10% by mass of flavoring agent based on the mass of the dose;
followed by from about 0.1% to about 5% by mass of lubricating agent based on the mass of the dose. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
- combining a therapeutic agent which comprises one or more thyroid hormones, and an effective amount of from about 80% to about 99.9% by mass of disintegrating agent based on the mass of the dose; and
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