SUSTAINED-RELEASE ORAL OINTMENT

摘要

The preent invention relates to a sustained-release oral ointment which comprises a hydrophobic ointment base, an adhesive substance, an aluminum compound and a drug. The ointment is useful as a sustained-release oral ointment which has applicability to an oral mucosa, particularly to a peridontal pocket, sustained-release properties to supply a drug to affected part over a long period of time while maintaining the concentration thereof at a sufficiently high level, and enhanced ratio of utilization of drug (the ratio of the total amount of drug released to affected part to the total amount of drug in the ointment applied). <IMAGE>