Orally disintegrating pharmaceutical composition comprising diclofenac
AssigneeNovartis AG
InventorsGavin Murray Spencer, Alexander Mark Schobel, Greg Slominski, Stephan Meyer, Isabelle Rault
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Abstract
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions suitable for oral administration in the form of edible films comprising diclofenac.
Claims37
An orally disintegrating pharmaceutical composition for administering diclofenac to a patient in need thereof for absorption in the gastrointestinal tract which consists essentially of an edible, mono-layer film, said mono-layer film having uniformly dispersed therein micronized diclofenac provided as the free acid, said mono-layer film comprising (A) at least one film forming polymer, (B) at least one plasticizer, (C) at least one antioxidant and (D) at least one flavor, and said mono-layer film being capable of completely disintegrating in the mouth of the patient within 60 seconds of administration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.