Patch for alleviating or treating symptoms of neurodegenerative disease
AssigneeNobelpharma AB
InventorsTakayuki Ogawa, Kenta Nishimura, Hiroaki Ueno, Yuhei Tani, Mieko Ogino, Koki Sato, Hisanori Hatsukaiwa, Katsunori Miyoshi, Takahiro Inoue
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel patch for alleviating or treating the symptoms of neurodegenerative disease. According to the present invention, provided is a patch for alleviating or treating the symptoms of neurodegenerative disease, comprising a scopolamine salt and/or a hydrate thereof, wherein the application time of the patch per application is within 48 hours.
Claims13
A method for alleviating or treating excessive salivation due to neurodegenerative disease, which comprises applying to a postauricular of a patient in need thereof a patch comprising scopolamine hydrobromide hydrate, at a dosage of 1.5 to 9 mg per day, wherein the application time of the patch per application is within 48 hours,
- the patch comprises polyvinyl pyrrolidone and isopropyl myristate, and
- a weight ratio of the polyvinyl pyrrolidone to the scopolamine hydrobromide hydrate is less than 2.
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