PHENYLEPHRINE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TRANSMUCOSAL ABSORPTION.

摘要

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising phenylephrine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and methods for administering the pharmaceutical compositions wherein the composition is formulated for systemic absorption of phenylephrine that avoids first pass metabolism. The compositions of the invention are formulated to be applied to oral mucosa of an animal to allow for enhanced systemic delivery of therapeutically active form of phenylephrine.