Solid dose delivery vehicle and methods of making same
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1. A therapeutic composition in solid dose form comprising a therapeutic agent, a stabilizing polyol, and a physiologically acceptable salt;
- wherein said salt is present in an amount sufficient to effect a loss of water from the composition so that at ambient humidity the vapor pressure of water of crystallisation is at least 14 mm Hg at 20 C. and wherein said solid dose form is a glass.
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Abstract
The present invention encompasses a solid dose delivery vehicle for ballistic administration of a bioactive material to subcutaneous and intradermal tissue, the delivery vehicle being sized and shaped for penetrating the epidermis. The delivery vehicle further comprises a stabilizing polyol glass loaded with the bioactive material and capable of releasing the bioactive material in situ. The present invention further includes methods of making and using the solid dose of the invention.
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1. A therapeutic composition in solid dose form comprising a therapeutic agent, a stabilizing polyol, and a physiologically acceptable salt;
- wherein said salt is present in an amount sufficient to effect a loss of water from the composition so that at ambient humidity the vapor pressure of water of crystallisation is at least 14 mm Hg at 20 C. and wherein said solid dose form is a glass.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A therapeutic composition in solid dose form comprising a therapeutic agent, a polyol, and a physiologically acceptable salt;
- wherein said therapeutic composition is a powder and wherein said salt is present in an amount sufficient to prevent clumping of the powder.
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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