Colonic delivery of nicotine to treat inflammatory bowel disease
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1. A therapeutic method of treating inflammatory bowel disease comprising locally administering to the rectum, colon and/or terminal ileum of a patient in need of such treatment, an amount of a complex of nicotine and a carbomer, effective to reduce the symptoms of said inflammatory bowel disease.
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Abstract
A method is provided to treat inflammatory bowel disease by locally administering to the colon an effective amount of nicotine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, preferably via formulations adapted for delayed oral release or rectal administration. Further provided is a novel formulation for the oral administration of nicotine comprising a polyacrylic polymer complexed with nicotine.
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- 1. A therapeutic method of treating inflammatory bowel disease comprising locally administering to the rectum, colon and/or terminal ileum of a patient in need of such treatment, an amount of a complex of nicotine and a carbomer, effective to reduce the symptoms of said inflammatory bowel disease.
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17. A complex of nicotine and a carbomer.
- 18. A rectally administrable pharmaceutical enema composition comprising an amount of a complex of nicotine and a carbomer together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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21. A post-gastric delayed release oral enterically coated capsule comprising a complex of nicotine and a carbomer.
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22. A method of preparing a carbomer-nicotine complex comprising mixing carbomer with a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous solvent;
- and adding nicotine to the carbomer-solvent mixture.
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27. A therapeutic method of treating inflammatory bowel disease comprising administering to the rectum, colon and/or terminal ileum of a patient in need of such treatment an amount of a complex of nicotine and a carbomer and an amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of 5-amino salicylic acid, sulphasalazine, asalazine, prednisolone, and budesonide, said active agents being delivered in a therapeutic amount to reduce the symptoms of said inflammatory disease.
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