Gel compositions
AssigneeMeiji Milk Products Co., Ltd.
InventorsSusumu Kawashima, Yoshifumi Murata
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Abstract
The present invention provides a sustained-release composition obtained by gelating a compound such as a drug together with an oil or polysaccharide. This composition enables excellent sustained release of a contained compound such as a drug. Orally administered, the gel composition can stay in the stomach for a prolonged period by adjusting its specific gravity by varying the amount of oil or polysaccharide in the composition.
Claims5
A gel composition comprising a compound to be sustainedly released, an alginate gel, and a polysaccharide, wherein said polysaccharide is chitosan and wherein said gel and said polysaccharide are present in an amount effective to confer buoyancy in gastric juice on said gel composition.
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