Small volume oral transmucosal dosage forms containing sufentanil for treatment of pain
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1. A method of treating pain by administering a tablet to the oral mucosa of a subject, said tablet comprising from about 5 to about 100 micrograms (mcg) of sufentanil expressed as the base and a bioadhesive material, wherein:
- (i) said tablet adheres to the oral mucosa during the period of drug delivery;
(ii) said tablet has a volume of less than 30 microliters or a mass of less than 30 mg;
(iii) said tablet provides a dose-normalized mean Cmax of 1.59-2.75 pg/mL per mcg dosed; and
(iv) said tablet delivers a majority of the total amount of sufentanil in said tablet via the transmucosal route.
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Abstract
Compositions, systems and methods for administration of small volume sufentanil drug dosage forms to the sublingual mucosa of a subject for treatment of pain using a device are disclosed.
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1. A method of treating pain by administering a tablet to the oral mucosa of a subject, said tablet comprising from about 5 to about 100 micrograms (mcg) of sufentanil expressed as the base and a bioadhesive material, wherein:
- (i) said tablet adheres to the oral mucosa during the period of drug delivery;
(ii) said tablet has a volume of less than 30 microliters or a mass of less than 30 mg;
(iii) said tablet provides a dose-normalized mean Cmax of 1.59-2.75 pg/mL per mcg dosed; and
(iv) said tablet delivers a majority of the total amount of sufentanil in said tablet via the transmucosal route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- (i) said tablet adheres to the oral mucosa during the period of drug delivery;
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24. A method of treating pain by administering a tablet to the oral mucosa of a subject, said tablet comprising from about 5 to about 100 micrograms (mcg) of sufentanil expressed as the base and a bioadhesive material, wherein:
- (i) said tablet adheres to the oral mucosa during the period of drug delivery;
(ii) said tablet has a volume of less than 30 microliters or a mass of less than 30 mg; and
(iii) said tablet provides a mean Tmax of from 0.68 to 0.89 hours. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- (i) said tablet adheres to the oral mucosa during the period of drug delivery;
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30. A method of treating pain by administering a tablet to the oral mucosa of a subject, said tablet comprising from about 5 to about 100 micrograms (mcg) of sufentanil expressed as the base and a bioadhesive material, wherein:
- (i) said tablet adheres to the oral mucosa during the period of drug delivery;
(ii) said tablet has a volume of less than 30 microliters or a mass of less than 30 mg; and
(iii) said tablet delivers at least 55% of the total amount of sufentanil in said tablet via the transmucosal route. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- (i) said tablet adheres to the oral mucosa during the period of drug delivery;
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