Sublingual oral dosage form
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1. A pharmaceutical sublingual solid dosage form comprising:
- (a) a therapeutically effective amount of an active ingredient consisting essentially of a salt of morphine, diamorphine or oxycodone or a mixture thereof;
(b) one or more saccharides as fillers;
(c) from 0.6 to 1.8% by weight of gelatin; and
(d) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a disintegrant;
said solid dosage form releasing 90% of said salt when placed in 500 cm3 of distilled water for 5 minutes at 37°
C. using the apparatus specified in USP23 with a basket run at a speed of 100 rpm.
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical sublingual solid dosage form comprising a morphine salt together with excipients including a saccharide, a binder and a disintegrant. A method of manufacturing the dosage form is also described, together with packaging suitable for long term storage of the dosage form.
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1. A pharmaceutical sublingual solid dosage form comprising:
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(a) a therapeutically effective amount of an active ingredient consisting essentially of a salt of morphine, diamorphine or oxycodone or a mixture thereof;
(b) one or more saccharides as fillers;
(c) from 0.6 to 1.8% by weight of gelatin; and
(d) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a disintegrant;
said solid dosage form releasing 90% of said salt when placed in 500 cm3 of distilled water for 5 minutes at 37°
C. using the apparatus specified in USP23 with a basket run at a speed of 100 rpm.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17)
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8. A method of treating chronic pain by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an active ingredient consisting essentially of a salt of morphine, diamorphine or oxycodone or a mixture thereof in the form of a sublingual tablet,
said sublingual tablet additionally comprising: -
(a) from 0.6 to 1.8% by weight of gelatin; and
(b) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a disintegrant;
said sublingual tablet releasing 90% of said salt when placed in 500 cm3 of distilled water for 5 minutes at 37°
C. using the apparatus specified in USP23 with a basket run at a speed of 100 rpm.
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9. A method for administering morphine to a patient in need thereof comprising the step of sublingually administering a dosage form to the patient, the dosage form comprising:
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(a) a therapeutically effective amount of an active ingredient consisting essentially of morphine sulphate pentahydrate;
(b) a filler comprising at least one saccharide;
(c) from 0.6 to 1.8% by weight of gelatin; and
(d) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a disintegrant;
said solid dosage form releasing 90% of said morphine sulphate pentahydrate when placed in 500 cm3 of distilled water for 5 minutes at 37°
C. using the apparatus specified in USP23 with a basket run at a speed of 100 rpm.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A pharmaceutical sublingual solid dosage form comprising:
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(a) a therapeutically effective amount of an active ingredient consisting essentially of a salt of morphine, diamorphine or oxycodone or a mixture thereof;
(b) from 20 to 40% by weight of mannitol;
(c) from 30 to 60% by weight of lactose;
(d) from 0.6 to 1.8% by weight of gelatin; and
(e) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a disintegrant;
said solid dosage form releasing 90% of said salt when placed in 500 cm3 of distilled water for 5 minutes at 37°
C. using the apparatus specified in USP23 with a basket run at a speed of 100 rpm.- View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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