Over-coated chewing gum formulations

A chewing gum comprising:

• a gum center;
• and
• a coating including a medicament that surrounds the gum center, the coating comprising at least 50% by weight of the chewing gum product, the medicament being designed to be delivered into the systemic system of a patient.

A product including a medicament that is designed to function by being delivered through the systemic system of an individual comprising:

• a chewing gum center;
• and
• a coating that at least substantially surrounds the chewing gum center and includes a medicament and a high-intensity sweetener, the coating comprising at least 50% by weight of the product.

A method of delivering a medicament comprising the steps of:

• providing a chewing gum having a gum center and a coating that substantially surrounds the center, the coating comprising at least 50% by weight of the chewing gum, the coating including a medicament and not including a shellac layer;
• and
• chewing the chewing gum for at least 2 minutes in a buccal cavity of an individual chewing the chewing gum thereby causing the medicament to be absorbed into the systemic system of the individual.

A method for delivering a medicament to the systemic system of an individual comprising the steps of:

• providing a chewing gum product that includes a gum center and a coating having a formulation that includes a medicament, designed to be delivered through the systemic system, and a sufficient amount of a masking agent to provide acceptable organoleptic properties, the formulation comprising at least 50% by weight of the chewing gum product;
• and
• chewing the chewing gum product to cause the medicament to be released from the formulation into the systemic system of the individual through a buccal cavity of the individual.