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US 2020/0345635 A1Published application
Film formulations containing dexmedetomidine and methods of producing them
AssigneesBioXcel Therapeutics, Inc., ARx, LLC
InventorsVasukumar KAKUMANU, David Christian HANLEY, Frank YOCCA, Chetan Dalpatbhai LATHIA, Scott David BARNHART
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a self-supporting, dissolvable, film containing dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The film is administered orally to treat various conditions, particularly agitation, by transmucosal delivery of the active agent.
Claims22
A self-supporting, dissolvable, film, comprising:
- (i) dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
- (ii) one or more water-soluble polymers;
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- (iii) one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers;
- wherein the dexmedetomidine is present about 0.05% to about 3% weight/weight (w/w), and wherein the dexmedetomidine is substantially uniformly distributed throughout the film.
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