Sublingual and buccal film compositions
First Claim
1. A drug delivery composition for making a plurality of individual unit doses in a self-supporting film dosage form, which plurality of individual unit doses being cut from a self-supporting film not made in a mold or well having at least one particulate active substantially uniformly stationed in said film, each of said individual unit doses containing a desired amount of said at least one particulate active, said composition comprising:
- a. a polymeric carrier matrix comprising polyethylene oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone;
b. naloxone or a pharmaceutical salt thereof;
c. the at least one particulate active selected from the group consisting of analgesics, narcotics, opiates, and opiate derivatives;
d. citric acid;
e. an antioxidant;
f. a sweetener selected from the group consisting of acesulfame potassium salt, sodium saccharin, sucralose, aspartame and combinations thereof;
g. at least one coloring agent selected from the group consisting of FD&
C colors, D&
C colors, and combinations thereof;
h. at least one flavor;
i. a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate; and
j. disodium phosphate,wherein said uniformity of the film from which the plurality of individual unit doses is cut is measured by substantially equally sized individual unit doses cut from the film which do not vary by more than 10% of a desired amount of said at least one particulate active.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to products and methods for treatment of various symptoms in a patient, including treatment of pain suffered by a patient. The invention more particularly relates to self-supporting dosage forms which provide an active agent while providing sufficient buccal adhesion of the dosage form. Further, the present invention provides a dosage form which is useful in reducing the likelihood of diversion abuse of the active agent.
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30 Claims
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1. A drug delivery composition for making a plurality of individual unit doses in a self-supporting film dosage form, which plurality of individual unit doses being cut from a self-supporting film not made in a mold or well having at least one particulate active substantially uniformly stationed in said film, each of said individual unit doses containing a desired amount of said at least one particulate active, said composition comprising:
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a. a polymeric carrier matrix comprising polyethylene oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone; b. naloxone or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; c. the at least one particulate active selected from the group consisting of analgesics, narcotics, opiates, and opiate derivatives; d. citric acid; e. an antioxidant; f. a sweetener selected from the group consisting of acesulfame potassium salt, sodium saccharin, sucralose, aspartame and combinations thereof; g. at least one coloring agent selected from the group consisting of FD&
C colors, D&
C colors, and combinations thereof;h. at least one flavor; i. a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate; and j. disodium phosphate, wherein said uniformity of the film from which the plurality of individual unit doses is cut is measured by substantially equally sized individual unit doses cut from the film which do not vary by more than 10% of a desired amount of said at least one particulate active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25, 26)
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7. A drug delivery composition for making a plurality of individual unit doses in a self-supporting film dosage form, which plurality of individual unit doses being cut from a self-supporting film not made in a mold or well having at least one particulate active substantially uniformly stationed in said film, each of said individual unit doses containing a desired amount of said at least one particulate active, said composition comprising:
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a. a polymeric carrier matrix comprising a component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, cellulose, a cellulose derivative, polyvinyl alcohol, a polysaccharide, and combinations thereof; b. naloxone or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; c. the at least one particulate active selected from the group consisting of analgesics, narcotics, opiates, and opiate derivatives; d. a buffering agent; e. an antioxidant; f. an artificial sweetener; g. at least one coloring agent selected from FD&
C colors, D&
C colors and combinations thereof; andh. at least one flavor, wherein said uniformity of the film from which the plurality of individual unit doses is cut is measured by substantially equally sized individual unit doses cut from the film which do not vary by more than 10% of a desired amount of said at least one particulate active and wherein said uniformity of the film is maintained by preventing surface skinning prior to drying the depth of said film. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 27, 28)
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13. A drug delivery composition for making a plurality of individual unit doses in a self-supporting film dosage form, which plurality of individual unit doses being cut from a self-supporting conveyed film having at least one particulate active substantially uniformly stationed in said conveyed film, each of said individual unit doses containing a desired amount of said at least one particulate active, said composition comprising:
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a. a polymeric carrier matrix comprising polyethylene oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone; b. naloxone or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; c. the at least one particulate active selected from the group consisting of analgesics, narcotics, opiates, and opiate derivatives; d. citric acid; e. an antioxidant; f. a sweetener selected from the group consisting of acesulfame potassium salt, sodium saccharin, sucralose, aspartame and combinations thereof; g. at least one coloring agent selected from the group consisting of FD&
C colors, D&
C colors, and combinations thereof;h. at least one flavor; i. a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate; and j. disodium phosphate, wherein said uniformity of the conveyed film from which the plurality of individual unit doses is cut is measured by substantially equally sized individual unit doses cut from the conveyed film which do not vary by more than 10% of a desired amount of said at least one particulate active. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 29)
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19. A drug delivery composition for making a plurality of individual unit doses in a self-supporting film dosage form, which plurality of individual unit doses being cut from a self-supporting film having at least one particulate active substantially uniformly stationed in said film, each of said individual unit doses containing a desired amount of said at least one particulate active, said composition comprising:
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a. a polymeric carrier matrix comprising a component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, cellulose, a cellulose derivative, polyvinyl alcohol, a polysaccharide, and combinations thereof; b. naloxone or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; c. the at least one particulate active selected from the group consisting of analgesics, narcotics, opiates, and opiate derivatives; d. a buffering agent; e. an antioxidant; f. an artificial sweetener; g. at least one coloring agent selected from FD&
C colors, D&
C colors and combinations thereof; andh. at least one flavor, wherein said uniformity of the film from which the plurality of individual unit doses is cut is measured by substantially equally sized individual unit doses cut from the film which do not vary by more than 10% of a desired amount of said at least one particulate active. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30)
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