Chewing gum containing a medicament and taste maskers
AssigneeFarmacon Research Corporation
InventorsSarfaraz Niazi, Alvin Shemesh
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Abstract
A chewing gum composition adapted to supply a medicament to the oral cavity for local application thereto or for buccal absorption of said medicament which comprises a chewing gum base, an orally administrable medicament, a taste masking generator of carbon dioxide and optionally a taste bud desensitizing composition.
Claims11
A chewing gum composition adapted to supply a medicament to the oral cavity comprising, a chewing gum base, an orally administrable medicament capable of being absorbed through the buccal cavity, said medicament consisting essentially of phenylpropanol amine, and a carbon dioxide generator.
A chewing gum composition adapted to supply a medicament to the oral cavity comprising, a chewing gum base, a flavoring agent, an orally administrable medicament consisting essentially of phenylpropanol amine, and a taste-masking material selected from the group consisting of a carbon dioxide generator and a taste bud desensitizing composition.
A chewing gum composition adapted to supply a medicament to the oral cavity comprising a chewing gum base, an orally administrable medicament capable of being absorbed through the buccal cavity, said medicament consisting of phenylpropanol amine, a taste masking generator of carbon dioxide consisting essentially of a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and tartaric acid, and a taste bud desensitizing composition selected from the group consisting of benzocaine and spilanthol.
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