PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF MUCOSAL EPITHELIAL ULCERATION AND/OR EROSION

摘要

A bioadhesive pharmaceutical composition for treatment of mucosal epithelial ulceration and/or erosions, said composition comprising: (i) a bioadhesive substance; (ii) a biologically active substance having MMP inhibitory activity; and (iii) an optional physiologically acceptable vehicle; said bioadhesive substance and optional physiologically acceptable vehicle being selected to release the biologically active substance in a therapeutic amoun t into the epithelia of the mucosa without affecting the normal flora thereof; use of the composition for the manufacture of a medicament for treating mucosal ulceration and/or erosion; a method of treating mucosal epithelial ulceration and/or erosion in a mammal; and a method of delivering a biologically active substance to the mucosa of a mammal for treatment of mucosal epithelial ulceration and/or erosion.