Abstract: A unidirectional buccal delivery system for the delivery of therapeutic agents over an extended period of time. The delivery system includes a matrix for releasing the drug into the oral cavity at a sustained rate and a means for securing the matrix to the palate or other adequate regions in the oral cavity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 1996
Date of Patent:
October 27, 1998
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Inventors:
Wei-Chi Liao, Agis Kydonieus, Kishore R. Shah
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