申请人:OraPharma, Inc.
公开号:US20040029843A1
公开(公告)日:2004-02-12
Mucositis is treated and/or prevented by administrating to a patient a rapidly disintegrating solid dosage form comprising a tetracycline. The dosage form may contain another agent such as an NSAID, an inflammatory cytokine inhibitor, a mast cell inhibitor, an MMP inhibitor, an NO inhibitor, or a mixture thereof. The dosage forms may optionally also contain an antifungal agent to prevent fungal overgrowth due to reduction in the normal oral flora by the tetracycline. The tetracycline is preferably one that is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Such compositions have the advantage of treating the entire gastrointestinal tract since the active ingredient is not removed from the tract via absorption. Further, such compositions minimize systemic exposure and accompanying side effects. The compositions can be formulated as solid dosage forms comprising a tetracycline which disintegrates in an aqueous medium or saliva within in a short period, for example, two minutes. . The dosage form can be, for example, a hard, compressed tablet adapted to rapidly disintegrate in saliva or an aqueous vehicle or a table prepared by freeze-drying a solution or suspension of the active ingredients.
黏膜炎可以通过给患者使用快速分解的固体剂型包括四环素来治疗和/或预防。剂型可以包含另一种药物,例如NSAID、炎性细胞因子抑制剂、肥大细胞抑制剂、MMP抑制剂、NO抑制剂或其混合物。剂型还可以选择性地包含抗真菌剂,以防止四环素降低正常口腔菌群而导致真菌过度生长。四环素最好是从胃肠道中吸收较差的四环素。这样的组合具有治疗整个胃肠道的优势,因为活性成分不会通过吸收从肠道中去除。此外,这样的组合可以最小化系统暴露和伴随的副作用。这些组合可以制成固体剂型,其中包括在水介质或唾液中分解的四环素,例如,两分钟内分解的硬压缩片,或通过冻干活性成分的溶液或悬浮液制备的片剂。