摘要:
The present invention is directed to a fluid-imbibing drug delivery device which is useful for the initial delayed delivery of an active agent formulation to a fluid environment of use, the initial delay period to startup or activation of the device being of a predetermined length of time. The delivery of the agent formulation from the dispensing device is continued until essentially all of the active agent formulation is delivered as a result of the expansion of an expansion agent in the active agent delivery chamber.
摘要:
An osmotic device (10) for delivering a beneficial drug, such as an anti-fungal, into the mouth of a human patient is disclosed. The device (10) has a size and shape adapting it to be comfortably retained in the mouth for extended periods of time. The device (10) comprises a wall (12) surrounding a compartment (13) housing a layer of an agent (14) that is insoluble to very soluble in aqueous biological fluids, e.g., saliva, and a layer (16) of a fluid swellable, hydrophilic polymer. A passageway (17) in the wall (12) connects the agent (14) with the exterior of the device (10). The wall (12) is permeable to the passage of aqueous biological fluid but substantially impermeable to the passage of the hydrophilic polymer (16). In one embodiment the beneficial agent (14) has a different color than the hydrophilic polymer (16). The wall (12) is sufficiently translucent to permit the patient to see the amount of drug/beneficial agent (14) remaining to be delivered. Marking lines (19) may be provided on the wall (12) indicating the amount of drug/agent (14) which has been delivered and/or the amount remaining to be delivered.
摘要:
The invention disclosed comprises a method for administering the antidiabetic drug glipizide to a patient in need of glipizide in need of antidiabetic therapy.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a fluid-imbibing drug delivery device which is useful for the initial delayed delivery of an active agent formulation to a fluid environment of use, the initial delay period to startup or activation being of a predetermined length of time. The delivery of the agent formulation from the dispensing device, once begun, is continued over a predetermined prolonged period of time.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a fluid-imbibing dispensing device for the immediate or almost immediate and extended delivery of an active agent over a prolonged period of time together with the initially delayed pulse delivery of an active agent to a fluid environment of use. The dispenser comprises a housing having a first wall section and a second wall section in slidably telescoping arrangement with each other, which housing maintains its integrity in the environment of use; an internal compartment surrounded and defined by the housing; a first active agent delivery chamber within a portion of the compartment defined by the first wall section, the first delivery chamber including at least one active agent formulation, an exit means for providing communication between the active agent formulation and the environment, and a first expansion means for dispensing the first active agent formulation through the exit means to the environment immediately and over a prolonged period of time; a second active agent delivery chamber within a portion of the compartment defined by the first wall section and adjacent the open end of the first wall section, the second delivery chamber including at least one active agent formulation; and an expansion chamber within a portion of the compartment defined by the second wall section, for separating apart the first and second wall sections of the housing after exposure to the environment of use for dispensing the second active agent formulation to the environment in a pulse after an initially delayed period of time, the expansion chamber including a second expansion means and a partition layer or push plate.
摘要:
A dosage form is disclosed comprising means for delaying the delivery of drug from the dosage form following the administration of the dosage form to a patient in need of drug therapy.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to an oral active agent delivery system and method for delivering discrete units of an active agent formulation to a patient. An active agent formulation chamber containing the active agent formulation and having a fluid passing active agent formulation retainer is placed at a first end into a fluid and at a second end into a patient's mouth. The active agent is delivered when the patient sips on the second end of the chamber.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to an active agent dosage that is useful for the prolonged delivery of an active agent formulation to fluid environment of use. The active agent dosage form is a matrix that has an insoluble material circumscribing a portion of the surface of the matrix. The invention is also directed to a method of making the active agent dosage form.