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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Anu Mahashabde, Kendall Park Township, Middlesex County, NJ (US);
Martha Francine Kay, Lawrenceville Township, Mercer County, NJ (US);
Brian Glazer, Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Junxiong Zhang, Montgomery Township, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Anu Mahashabde, Kendall Park Township, Middlesex County, NJ (US);
Martha Francine Kay, Lawrenceville Township, Mercer County, NJ (US);
Brian Glazer, Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Junxiong Zhang, Montgomery Township, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and compositions are disclosed for the intravaginal or rectal delivery of selected serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to the systemic circulation. Such methods and compositions are useful in the treatment of depression, migraine headaches, chronic pain, psychoactive substance abuse disorders, pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and obsessive compulsive disorders. The compositions may be formulated for the immediate release or controlled release of SSRIs over an extended period of time. A preferred SSRI is fluoxetine.