Sk Holdings Co., Ltd.

Sk Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Paramjeet Kaur

Myoung Ki Baek

Kwon Ho Kim

Jae Hoon Jo

Yeo Joo Yuk

Disclosed herein is a transnasal anticonvulsive pharmaceutical composition comprising diazepam as an active ingredient, water, a fatty acid ester, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethanol and sodium glycocholate, wherein the weight of the fatty acid ester is at least 2-fold higher than that of water and is at least 2-fold higher than that of ethanol. The anticonvulsive pharmaceutical composition for transmucosal delivery of diazepam according to the present invention includes a minimized content of water and ethanol, a fatty acid ester as a main ingredient and no use of a polar solvent, e.g. glycol, and, exhibits improved diazepam solubility and transmucosal permeability due to using a small amount of water and ethanol. The present invention also includes treatment of convulsions by transnasally administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed compositions.

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Paramjeet Kaur