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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Friedman, Jerusalem, IL;
Orna Levin, Kfar-Neter, IL;
Yochanan Forman, Kibbutz Maabarot, IL;
Doron Friedman, Karme-Yosef, IL;
Assignee:
Farmo-Nat Ltd., Ashkelon, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424435 ; 424464 ; 424465 ; 424468 ; 424469 ; 424484 ; 424486 ; 424488 ; 514770 ; 5147723 ; 514777 ; 514781 ; 514960 ; 514965 ;
Abstract
A tablet for the local and slow release of herbal medication into the oral cavity of a subject. Also provided is a method of making the tablet and a method of using the tablet. The tablet includes a pharmaceutically effective amount of a herbal medication, a polymeric matrix material such as ethyl cellulose, a release enhancer such as PEG 4000 and a filler such as lactose. The tablet is characterized by long dissolution times of up to 120 minutes.