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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2023
Xiamen Lp Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Xiamen, CN;
Ying Ye, Xiamen, CN;
Haijian Zhu, Xiamen, CN;
Rongbin Ling, Xiamen, CN;
Zhoue Gao, Xiamen, CN;
Avinash Singh, Xiamen, CN;
XIAMEN LP PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Xiamen, CN;
Abstract
The present invention provides an oral transmucosal film for delivering agomelatine through the buccal mucosa or sublingual mucosa. The film is a bilayer structure containing a mucoadhesive layer with amorphous agomelatine and a water-soluble backing layer without agomelatine. The film has improved bioavailability and improved palatability. The mucoadhesive layer comprises comprising 0.1%-40% by weight of amorphous agomelatine, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, 50-98% by weight of a first film-forming material, 0.5-20% by weight of an oil phase excipient, and 0.5-17% by weight of a surfactant. The backing layer comprises 60-100% (w/w) of one or more film-forming agents.