TOPICAL PREPARATION FOR TREATMENT OF APHTHOUS ULCERS AND OTHER LESIONS

摘要

Aphthous ulcers and other lesions of the mucosal, submucosal, epidermal, dermal or subcutaneous tissue of the mouth are treated by a method comprising administering to a patient suffering from such lesion a topical preparation containing sucralfate as an essential ingredient. The invention is also drawn to a preparation comprising sucralfate as an essential ingredient, and a method for preparing the same. The sucralfate is combined with an appropriate pharmaceutical medium to form a homogenous mixture which can then be dispersed in other media to form a preparation useful for topical application to the lesion.