PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN AROMATASE INHIBITOR AND AN ESTROGEN SUITABLE FOR HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR A MALE
申请人:JENCAP RESEARCH LTD.
公开号:EP1492515A1
公开(公告)日:2005-01-05
ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT REGIMEN
申请人:Casper, Robert
公开号:EP1539184A1
公开(公告)日:2005-06-15
DOSAGE UNIT FOR SUBLINGUAL, BUCCAL OR ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF WATER-INSOLUBLE PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES
申请人:Pellikaan Hubert Clemens
公开号:US20100008985A1
公开(公告)日:2010-01-14
One aspect of the invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage unit for sublingual, buccal, pulmonary or oral administration, said dosage unit having a weight of 20-500 mg and comprising 1-80 Wt. % of a microgranulate that is distributed throughout a solid hydrophilic matrix; said microgranulate being characterised in that it: has a volume weighted average diameter of 5-100 m; contains at least 0.01 wt. %, preferably at least 0.1 wt. % of one or more water-insoluble pharmaceutically active substances; contains at least 10 wt. %, preferably at least 20 wt. % of an emulsifier component; and is capable of forming a micro-emulsion upon contact with saliva or water. The dosage units of the present invention achieve the inherent benefits of oral delivery whilst at the same time realising a high transmucosal absorption rate of the cannabinoids contained therein. Other aspects of the present invention relate to the use of the aforementioned dosage units in the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment and to a process for the manufacture of said dosage units.