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AssigneeWarner-Lambert Company
InventorsSau-Hung S. Leung, Robert S. Leone, Lori D. Kumar, Neema Kulkarni, Albert F. Sorg
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Physiologically acceptable films, including edible films, are disclosed. The films include a water soluble film-forming polymer such as pullulan. Edible films are disclosed that include pullulan and antimicrobially effective amounts of the essential oils thymol, methyl salicylate, eucalyptol and menthol. The edible films are effective at killing the plaque-producing germs that cause dental plaque, gingivitis and bad breath. The film can also contain pharmaceutically active agents. Methods for producing the films are also disclosed.
A consumable film adapted to adhere to and dissolve in a mouth of a consumer, wherein said film comprises at least one water soluble polymer and an antimicrobial effective amount of at least one essential oil selected from the group consisting of thymol, methyl salicylate, eucalyptol and menthol.
A method for preparing a physiologically compatible film, said method comprising:
A consumable film adapted to dissolve in the mouth of a consumer, wherein said film comprises a single layer including pullulan and at least one pharmaceutical agent.
A method for delivering and enhancing the retention of an effective amount of an antimicrobial agent to the oral cavity comprising introducing in the oral cavity a rapidly dissolving film comprising pullulan and an antimicrobial agent comprising menthol and at least one of methyl salicylate, eucalyptol and thymol, wherein said pullulan enhances the retention of the antimicrobial agent in the oral cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.