The invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising phenylephrine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an erodible layer which is for oral administration wherein the composition delivers phenylephrine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof via absorption in the colon. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a core comprising phenylephrine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an erodible layer which is in a time-dependent, pH-dependent, or colon-specific enzyme-dependent erodible layer that degrades to expose the core to release phenylephrine in the colon. In one preferred embodiment, the erodible layer encases the core. The composition optionally further comprises phenylephrine in the erodible layer or other additional layer(s). The pharmaceutical composition can further comprise one or more additional therapeutically active agents selected from one or more of the group consisting of antihistamines, analgesics, anti-pyretics, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. The invention also discloses methods of administering phenylephrine via the colon, thereby increasing the bioavailable amount of therapeutically active unconjugated phenylephrine relative to the total phenylephrine in the plasma.
本发明公开了一种药物组合物,该组合物包含苯
肾上腺素或其药学上可接受的盐和可侵蚀层,用于口服给药,其中该组合物通过结肠吸收输送苯
肾上腺素或其药学上可接受的盐。该药物组合物包括由苯
肾上腺素或其药学上可接受的盐组成的核心和可侵蚀层,可侵蚀层为时间依赖性、pH 依赖性或结肠特异性酶依赖性可侵蚀层,可侵蚀层降解使核心暴露,从而在结肠中释放苯
肾上腺素。在一个优选的实施方案中,可侵蚀层包裹着核心。组合物还可选择在可侵蚀层或其他附加层中进一步包含苯
肾上腺素。该药物组合物可进一步包含一种或多种额外的治疗活性剂,这些活性剂选自抗
组胺剂、镇痛剂、解热镇痛剂和非甾体抗炎剂中的一种或多种。本发明还公开了通过结肠给药苯
肾上腺素的方法,从而相对于血浆中的苯
肾上腺素总量,增加了具有治疗活性的未结合苯
肾上腺素的
生物可利用量。