Sublingual buccal effervescent
AssigneeCima Labs Inc.
InventorsSathasivan Indiran Pather, Rajendra K. Khankari, Jonathan D. Eichman, Joseph R. Robinson, John Hontz
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical dosage form adapted to supply a medicament to the oral cavity for buccal, sublingual or gingival absorption of the medicament which contains an orally administerable medicament in combination with an effervescent for use in promoting absorption of the medicament in the oral cavity. The use of an additional pH adjusting substance in combination with the effervescent for promoting the absorption drugs is also disclosed.
Claims12
A method of administering at least one systemically distributable pharmaceutical agent across the oral mucosa comprising:
- a) providing a solid oral dosage form including a pharmaceutically effective amount of an orally administerable medicament;
- and at least one effervescent agent in an amount sufficient to increase absorption of said orally administerable medicament across the oral mucosa;
- wherein said orally administerable medicament is not substantially encompassed by or dispersed in a material that prevents absorption of said medicament across the oral mucosa;
- b) placing said solid oral dosage form in the mouth of a patient so that saliva in said patient's mouth activates said at leant one effervescent agent in said tablet;
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- c) holding said solid oral dosage form and the dissolving contents of said solid oral dosage form it the mouth of a patient whereby said at least one effervescent agent promotes absorption of said orally administerable medicament across the oral mucosa.
The method of administering at least one systemically distributable pharmaceutical agent according to claim or 1 or 2 wherein said stop c) includes holding said solid oral dosage form and the dissolving contents of said solid oral dosage form in said mouth between the upper lip and gum for gingival administration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.