STEROID HORMONE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a novel pharmaceutical composition for delivering steroid hormones to a patient in need thereof.
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22. A pharmaceutical composition suitable for administering a steroid hormone to a subject in need thereof, the pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- a steroid hormone;
a lipophilic surfactant system comprising a first lipophilic surfactant and a second lipophilic surfactant, wherein the first and second lipophilic surfactants are different from each other;
a hydrophilic surfactant system comprising a first and second hydrophilic surfactant; and
an optional terpene. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- a steroid hormone;
- 33. A method of increasing the bioavailability of a steroid hormone, the method comprising incorporating the steroid hormone in a composition comprising a lipophilic surfactant system comprising a first lipophilic surfactant and a second lipophilic surfactant, wherein the first and second lipophilic surfactants are different from each other, a hydrophilic surfactant system comprising a first and second hydrophilic surfactant, and an optional terpene.
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