IL47573A

Pharmaceutical preparation in the form of a foil having an active substance incorporated therein

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35 claims: 17 independent, 18 dependent

  1. 1
    WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:1. A pharmaceutical preparation in the form of a foil sheet having a uniform dry film thickness of about 0.05-1 mm, wherein the foil incorporates one or more pharmacologically active ingredients and is obtained from a foil forming material or materials consisting essentially of a nonionic, water soluble methyl ether, hydroxyalkyl ether or methylhydroxyalkyl ether of cellulose or poly-N־vinylpyrrolidone.
  2. 6
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the foil is drawn from a solution of the film carrier containing 0.01-2% by weight of a pharmacologically acceptable release agent, 0-30% by weight of a filler and up to 60% by weight of the film carrier of the medicament.
  3. 8
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 which contains up to 60 percent by weight of the active ingredient or ingredients. >
  4. 9
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the active ingredient is a gestagen, oestrogen or a mixture of a gestagen and an oestrogen, a tranquilliser, an anti-diabetic, a sulphonamide, an antibiotic, a trichomona! agent or an inflammation inhibitor.
  5. 10
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the pharmacologically active ingredient is dissolved or uniformly suspended in the foil material.
  6. 11
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, which also contains a filler and/or a release agent.
  7. 12
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11, which is in the form of a two-phase or multi-phase preparation wherein the foil contains different active ingredients and/or different concentrations of active ingredient in different sections or zones of the foil, and or in which one or more sections or zones may contain no active ingredient.
  8. 14
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the surface of the foil is cut or perforated in order to provide unit dosage portions which can be readily separated.
  9. 15
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, which is in unit dosage form.
  10. 16
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15, which is suitable for oral administration.
  11. 17
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15, which is suitable for topical administration on the skin or in body cavities.
  12. 19
    A preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 18, which is a contraceptive preparation.
  13. 24
    A process as claimed in any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein alone or in combination with the liquid medium is water/-a-n4/-0-r-an organic solvent.
  14. 27
    A process as claimed in any one of claims 21 to 26, wherein the liquid medium is used in a proportion of from 48 to 84 per cent by weight.
  15. 28
    A process as claimed in any one of claims 21 to 27, wherein the wet sheet has a thickness of from 0.1 to 2 mm and the dry foil has a thickness of from 0.05 to 1 mm.
  16. 32
    A process as claimed in any one of claims 21 to 31, wherein two or more solutions or suspensions are prepared each containing a different active ingredient and/or different concentrations of active ingredient and in which one or more solutions or suspensions may contain no active ingredient, the solutions or suspensions are drawn on a suitable foil drawing apparatus having doctor means to give a sheet containing in different .sections or zones of the sheet different active ingredients and/or different concentrations of active ingredient (including zero concentration), and the foil is appropriately divided by cutting, perforation or other means to give a two-phase or multi-phase preparation in which unit dosage portions can be readily detached.
  17. 34
    A preparation which is suitable as a placebo for use in conjunction with a pharmaceutical preparation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 20, substantially as described in Example 14;herein.