摘要:
An osmotic device (10) for delivering an ergot alkaloid 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 ergot alkaloid (14) and a layer (16) of a fluid swellable, hydrophilic polymer. A passageway (17) in the wall (12) connects the ergot alkaloid (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 ergot alkaloid (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 ergot alkaloid (14) remaining to be delivered. Marking lines (19) may be provided on the wall (12) indicating the amount of ergot alkaloid (14) which has been delivered and/or the amount remaining to be delivered.
摘要:
An osmotic device is disclosed comprising an exterior coat comprising an estrogenic and a progestogenic steroid that are delivered immediately as a contraceptive pair for fertility regulation in a female, and a compartment comprising an estrogenic steroid that is delivered at a controlled rate over a prolonged period of time for fertility regulation in a female.
摘要:
A patient-care system is disclosed comprising a container housing a device that delivers an agent for controlling the presence of pathogens. Also, the device and a method are disclosed using the device for preventing pathogenic infections.
摘要:
A method for preventing an infection in a patient introduced through a indwelling catheter, the method comprising, connecting the patient to the catheter, connecting the catheter to a fluid receiving container, admitting into the container a biocidal dispensing device, and releasing a biocide into fluid in the container for inhibiting the growth of infectious bacteria in the container and concomitantly their introduction into the catheter and the patient.
摘要:
A composition of matter comprising a drug, a neutral hydrogel and an ionic hydrogel. The composition can be administered from a delivery system to a biological receptor over time.
摘要:
The invention is for a method of treating a decrease in estrogen secretion in a woman after the cessation of cyclic ovulation using a vaginal dispenser comprising a wall surrounding an internal lumen and having a pair of ends with one end placed inside the other end to form a closed dispenser. A vaginally administrable beneficial agent is housed in the lumen for release by the dispenser over time.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for delivering a drug substantially-free of rapid precipitation from an osmotic device. The osmotic device comprises a semipermeable wall surrounding a compartment housing (1) a drug that exhibits limited solubility under neutral and acid conditions, and (2) a compound capable of evolving carbon dioxide in the presence of an acid in the environment of use. The method comprises, (a) imbibing fluid through the wall into the compartment at a rate determined by the permeability of the wall and the osmotic pressure gradient across the wall, (b) forming in the compartment a basic solution containing drug and compound, which solution is delivered from the compartment through the passageway, (c) reacting the compound with the acid in the environment at the device-environment interface for evolving carbon dioxide, thereby, (d) providing an effervescent suspension in the environment that delivers the drug in a finely dispersed form to the environment of use over time. Also, a composition is disclosed comprising the drug and the compound.
摘要:
A device is disclosed with an internal space for receiving a beneficial agent. The device comprises a wall surrounding a compartment provided with an internal space and a hydrogel. A passageway in the wall connects the exterior of the device with the internal space. The passageway is used for filling the space with a beneficial agent, and then for dispensing the beneficial agent from the device.