Rapidly disintegrating oral formulation of a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

A molded article such as a tablet is provided for administration to an oral cavity of a subject to treat or prevent a cyclooxygenase-2 mediated condition, disorder or disease. The molded article comprises a moldable blend of a therapeutically effective amount of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibito...

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Main Authors MARK J KONTNY, TUGRUL T KARARLI, TRANG T. LE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.03.2002
Edition7
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Summary:A molded article such as a tablet is provided for administration to an oral cavity of a subject to treat or prevent a cyclooxygenase-2 mediated condition, disorder or disease. The molded article comprises a moldable blend of a therapeutically effective amount of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory drug with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient carrier system consisting predominantly of one or more carbohydrates, wherein ingredients and amounts thereof in the molded article and a process for preparing the molded article are selected such that the molded article exhibits rapid disintegration in the oral cavity, and wherein the moldable blend is prepared by a process step not requiring wet granulation.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19850001101