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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Virgil A Place, Kawaihae, HI (US);
Robert M Gale, Los Altos, CA (US);
Randall G Berggren, Livermore, CA (US);
Vivus, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A composition for the treatment of impotence via delivery to the urethra comprises a vasoactive prostaglandin and a polyethylene glycol dispersant having sufficient viscosity to be retained without spillage from a urethra receivable insert. The composition can additionally contain an .alpha.-blocker. Suppositories can be formulated that are small enough for administration to the male urethra, and that dissolve, melt or bioerode within the urethra to release the active agent(s). The suppositories can contain vasodilators other than prostaglandins as the active for the treatment of impotence. Suppositories can also be formulated that contain active agents useful in the treatment of priapism or Peyronie's syndrome.