Abstract: Provided are stable, concentrated, and palatable solutions suitable for sublingual and/or transurethral administration containing tadalafil, with or without other active ingredients to address comorbidities, in a liquid vehicle or solvent selected from propylene carbonate, 2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl isosorbide, dimethyl acetamide, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ethanol, water, oleic acid, and isopropyl myristate. The solutions have low irritancy for sublingual tissues and a-are compatible with commercial atomizers. The invention is further directed to methods of treating male erectile dysfunction and/or comorbidities by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical formulations comprising tadalafil, with or without other active ingredients, to a patient in need of such treatments.

Abstract: Opiates, amphetamines, barbiturates and other drugs such as benzodiazepines are extensively abused or misused and are frequently the cause of death by overdosing. These drugs are also prone to oxidation and the final degradation products depend on the reactants and the reaction conditions. This invention describes the use of inactivating agents such as permanganates, peroxides, persulfates, bismuthates, periodates or other oxidants in a dosage form as an approach to minimize abuse and overdose. The product is designed such that the inactivating agent is released if there is an attempt to extract the drug from the formulation or in cases of overdose. Once released, the inactivating agent quickly degrades the drug and converts it into inactive compounds. Since the reactants (drug and inactivating agent) are incompatible in situations of normal drug usage, they are kept separated within the vehicle of the invention, but released for interaction in case of misuse.