Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

Mitsuo Mitomi

Takashi Sonobe

Yutaka Konno

Hiroitsu Kawata

Masayoshi Aruga

Yuuki Takaishi

Masataka Katsuma

Akira Takagi

Katsumi Saito

Yutaka Takahashi

Tatsuo Yasuda

Noboru Yamashita

Shumpei Yamaguchi

Michio Hara

The present invention relates to sustained-release pharmaceutical compositions for ionic pharmaceutically active substances containing ionic compounds having opposite charges to those of ionic prostanoic acid derivatives and increasing hydrophobicity of the active substances. More specifically, the invention relates to sustained-release pharmaceutical compositions comprising the ionic prostanoic acid derivatives and the ionic compounds having opposite charges to those of the prostanoic acid derivatives and increasing hydrophobicity of these derivatives that contain hydrophobic groups in the molecule thereof. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention can exhibit excellent sustained release effect of the ionic prostanoic acid derivatives, irrespective of water solubility possessed by the ionic prostanoic acid derivatives.

Sustained release pharmaceutical compositions

The present invention relates to sustained-release pharmaceutical compositions for ionic pharmaceutically active substances (excluding ionic prostanoic acid derivatives) containing ionic compounds having opposite charges to those of the active substances and increasing hydrophobicity of the active substances. More specifically, the invention relates to sustained-release pharmaceutical compositions comprising the ionic pharmaceutically active substances and the ionic compounds having opposite charges to those of the active substances and increasing hydrophobicity of the active substances that contain hydrophobic groups in the molecule thereof. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention can exhibit excellent sustained release effect of the active substance, irrespective of water solubility possessed by the ionic pharmaceutically active substances.

Sustained release medicinal compositions

A patch having good transdermal property which utilizes a suppository base e.g. triglyceride of a vegetable saturated fatty acid having 12 to 18 carbon atoms together with a penetration enhancer.

Patch

A novel plaster structural assembly is provided for iontophoresis wherein th e assembly is comprised of an electrode layer and a medicament-containing layer in which a water supplying layer is disposed between the electrode layer and the medicament-containing layer with a sealing cover disposed on the outside of the electrode layer. A method for using the structural assembly for iontophoresis is also provided.

Plaster structural assembly for iontophoresis

A formulation is provided for the transdermal administration of nicardipine hydrochloride. The formulation is comprised of nicardipine hydrochloride dissolved or suspended in a mixed liquid composed of an urea and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, a monohydric alcohol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, lactic acid, thioglycol, a middle chain fatty acid glyceride and a sorbitan middle chain fatty acid ester compounded with a transdermal formulation base.

Transdermal formulation of nicardipine hydrochloride

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Tokyo, Japan

Mitsuo Mitomi