Mikkur, Inc.

Medical Polymers, Inc.

Medical Polymer Technologies, Inc.

Thomas G Gerding

James William McGinity

Roland Bodmeier

Michael A Repka

A therapeutic composition having wet adherent properties and particularly useful for delivery of medicaments to mucosal surfaces comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a medicament dispersed in a base material comprising from about 3 to 15% by weight of a water soluble salt of a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and maleic acid or anhydride and from about 85 to 97% by weight of polyethylene glycol. Formulations of the base material with triamcinolone acetonide and lidocaine are particularly efficacious in the treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers.

Bioadhesive polyethylene glycol ointment for medicaments

Stick formulations for topical delivery of water soluble and/or water insoluble agents are disclosed. The stick formulations may contain steroids, antibiotics, antifungals, antihistamines anti inflammatories or local anesthetics. The vehicles comprise a combination of waxes and oils and a surfactant in embodiments involving water soluble agents. Methods for preparing the various stick formulations are also disclosed.

Stick formulations for topical drug delivery of therapeutic agents and

A therapeutic ointment having wet adherent properties and particularly well suited for delivery of medicaments to mucosal surfaces includes a base material comprising from about 3 to 15% by weight of a water soluble salt of a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and maleic acid or anhydride in a polyethylene glycol ointment. Formulations of the base material with triamcinolone acetonide and lidocaine are particularly efficacious in the treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers.

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Georgetown, TX, United States of America

Thomas G Gerding