Prolonged release bioadhesive therapeutic systems
View Patent ↗The present invention concerns a prolonged release bioadhesive mucosal therapeutic system containing at least one active principle, with an active principle dissolution test of more than 70% over 8 hours and to a method for its preparation. Said bioadhesive therapeutic system comprises quantities of natural proteins representing at least 50% by weight of active principle and at least 20% by weight of said tablet, between 10% and 20% of a hydrophilic polymer, and compression excipients, and comprising between 4% and 10% of an alkali metal alkylsulphate to reinforce the local availability of active principle and between 0.1% and 1% of a monohydrate sugar.
1. A prolonged release bioadhesive therapeutic system comprising:
at least one antifungal agent from the broad spectrum azole family,
natural proteins representing at least 50% by weight of the antifungal agent and at least 20% by weight of said bioadhesive therapeutic system,
between 10% and 20% of a hydrophilic polymer, compression excipients, and
between 3.5% and 10% of an alkali metal alkylsulfate.
2. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 1 , wherein said bioadhesive therapeutic system is a mucoadhesive tablet.
3. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 2 , wherein the alkali metal alkylsulfate is sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium diethyl sulfosuccinate.
4. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 2 , in which the alkali metal alkylsulfate is sodium lauryl sulfate.
5. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 1 , wherein the compression excipients contain corn starch.
6. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 2 , in which the antifungal agent is miconazole present in a dose of 10 to 150 mg per tablet.
7. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 6 , further comprising a second agent selected from: a polyene antifungal agent with a different spectrum than the antifungal agent from the broad spectrum azole family; an analgesic; a salivation agent; an antiseptic; a salivary substitute; an anti-inflammatory agent; an antibiotic; thalidomide; and mixtures thereof.
8. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 7 , in which the second active agent is a polyene in a dose of 10 to 100 mg per tablet.
9. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 7 , further comprising 0.1% to 10% by weight of an anesthetic and/or 0.1% to 10% by weight of a salivation agent.
10. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 4 , in which the sodium lauryl sulfate is present in a concentration of 4% to 6%.
11. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 1 , in which the antifungal agent is selected from miconazole, clotrimazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, isoconazole, econazole, saperconazole, genaconazole, terconazole, butoconazole, tioconazole, oxiconazole, bifonazole, fenticonazole, omoconazole, sertaconazole, and sulconazole.
12. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 6 , in which the miconazole is present in a dose of 25 to 75 mg per tablet.
13. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 6 , in which the miconazole is present in a dose of 50 mg per tablet.
14. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 8 , in which the polyene is present in a dose of 20 to 90 mg.
15. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 1 , in which the natural proteins are a milk protein concentrate.
16. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 1 , in which the hydrophilic polymer is methylhydroxypropylcellulose or metolose.
17. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 1 , in which
the antifungal agent is miconazole,
the natural proteins are a milk protein concentrate,
the hydrophilic polymer is methylhydroxypropylcellulose or metolose, and
the alkali metal alkylsulfate is sodium lauryl sulfate.
18. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , in which the miconazole is present in a dose of 10 to 150 mg per tablet.
19. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , in which the miconazole is present in a dose of 25 to 75 mg per tablet.
20. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , in which the miconazole is present in a dose of 50 mg per tablet.
21. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , in which the milk protein concentrate is present in a relative concentration of 15% to 50%.
22. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , in which the milk protein concentrate is present in a relative concentration of 20% to 30%.
23. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , in which the sodium lauryl sulfate is present in a concentration of 4% to 10%.
24. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , in which the sodium lauryl sulfate is present in a concentration of 4% to 6%.
25. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , further comprising corn starch.
26. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , further comprising between 0.1% and 1% of a monohydrate sugar.
27. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 26 , in which the monohydrate sugar is lactose monohydrate.
28. The bioadhesive therapeutic system according to claim 17 , further comprising magnesium stearate.