Nasal spray compositions
AssigneeSchering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc.
InventorsJoseph A. Haslwanter, William F. Rencher
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Abstract
Aqueous nasal spray compositions comprising a medicament and an aqueous carrier comprising water soluble polymers selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and mixtures thereof.
Claims14
An aqueous nasal spray composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a medicament and an aqueous carrier comprising from 0.50 to 15.00% by weight/volume of a water soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and mixtures thereof.
An aqueous nasal spray composition comprising of an effective amount of a medicament in an aqueous carrier comprising:
- 0.50 to 15.00% by weight/volume of a water soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and mixtures thereof;
- 0.00 to 15.00% by weight/volume of polyethylene glycol;
- 0.00 to 10.00% by weight/volume of a moisturizing agent or mixtures of moisturizing agents;
- 0.00 to 10.00% by weight/volume of an antioxidant;
- 0.001 to 0.10% by weight/volume of an antimicrobial preservative;
- 0.00 to 5.00% by weight/volume of an aromatic alcohol;
- a sufficient amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable buffer to maintain the pH of the composition within the range of about 4.0 to 8.0 and
- QS water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.