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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Viramal Ltd., London, GB;
Inventors:
William Bologna, New York, NY (US);
François Boutignon, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Lea Louvel, Villons-les-Buissons, FR;
Finn Larsen, Hawick, GB;
Simona Fiore, London, GB;
Oliver Bates, London, GB;
Assignee:
Viramal Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/57 (2006.01); A61K 47/06 (2006.01); A61K 47/14 (2017.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61K 47/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/006 (2013.01); A61K 9/06 (2013.01); A61K 31/57 (2013.01); A61K 47/06 (2013.01); A61K 47/14 (2013.01); A61K 47/32 (2013.01); A61K 47/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pharmaceutical mucoadhesive gel composition for delivering therapeutic agents (such as progesterone) by buccal, nasal, vaginal and rectal administration, thereby avoiding the hepatic first-pass metabolism. The gel composition comprises a vehicle with a gel-forming agent and a bioadhesive agent; and a therapeutic agent dispersed or suspended in the vehicle.