Steroid hormone pharmaceutical composition
AssigneeTherapeuticsMD, Inc.
InventorsAnnette Shadiack, Peter H. R. Persicaner, Philip B. Inskeep, Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson, Frederick D. Sancilio, Jason D. Legassie
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a novel pharmaceutical composition for delivering steroid hormones to a patient in need thereof.
Claims21
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.
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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