Nasal composition for relieving nasal distress
OwnerBarry J. Whittleinventor
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Abstract
A nasal composition is disclosed for relieving nasal distress of a cold which does not employ a vasoconstrictor compound. The nasal composition, administered preferably in atomized form into the nasal passages, consist of a buffered, isotonic, aqueous solution containing from 0.25 to 0.8 by weight of an antihistamine compound in combination with one or more isomers of vitamin E, such as, the maleate or succinate esters of alpha, beta, gamma, delta or epsilon tocopherols.
Claims1
A composition for topical application to the nasal passageways which does not employ a vasoconstrictor compound as a decongestant, consisting essentially of a buffered, isotonic aqueous solution containing an effective amount of antihistamine and a saturated amount of one or more of the natural or synthetic isomers of tocopherol or the esters of one of the isomers of tocopherol.
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