Takeda Chemical Industries, Inc.

Grelan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Hideaki Ohtani

Kazuo Kigasawa

Makoto Tanaka

Toshiyuki Kanezuka

An ointment base for external use is provided which contains a water-soluble protein and monohydric alcohol or/and oleginous substance and additionally contains a wetting agent. The present ointment base offers a markedly improved percutaneous absorption of drugs, as compared with the conventional ointment bases.

Ointment base

Drug preparations for external application having a stick-itself-to-the-skin property, so-called 'soft patch', are provided. The preparations contain a drug, a water-soluble protein having an absorption-promoting effect, a polyhydric alcohol a tackifier, and an oleaginous substance, and ensure an improved percutaneous absorption and bioavailability of the drugs, thus permitting an accurate control of drug dosage.

Soft patch

An antiinflammatory and analgesic gel composition for external use which comprises 0.03 to 1.5 percent by weight of clidanac or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as a pharmacologically active ingredient and 0.5 to 5.0 percent by weight of gelling agent, 0.3 to 4.0 percent by weight of a neutralizer, 30 to 60 percent by weight of a solubilizer and 35 to 65 percent by weight of water, has an excellent antiinflammatory and analgesic effect.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hideaki Ohtani