Nicotine salt with meta-salicylic acid and applications therein
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of nicotine delivery. The disclosure teaches a nicotine meta-salicylate. More specifically, the disclosure teaches a condensation nicotine aerosol where nicotine meta-salicylate is vaporized. This disclosure relates to aerosol nicotine delivery devices. The delivery devices can be activated by actuation mechanisms to vaporize thin films comprising a nicotine meta-salicylate. More particularly, this disclosure relates to thin films of nicotine salt with meta salicylic acid for the treatment of nicotine craving and for effecting smoking cessation.
1. A drug supply article comprising:
a heat-conductive substrate having an impermeable surface;
a nicotine composition comprising nicotine meta-salicylate coated on at least a portion of the surface in the form of a film having a thickness; and
a heat source operable to supply heat to the substrate at a rate that achieves a temperature sufficient to vaporize all or a portion of the coated nicotine composition within a period of 2 seconds;
wherein the vaporized nicotine composition comprises an effective amount of the nicotine;
wherein the film has a thickness between 0.05 and 30 microns.
2. The drug supply article of claim 1 , wherein the nicotine composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
3. The drug supply article of claim 1 , wherein the film thickness is between 0.1 and 30 microns.