Method and preparation for administration to the mucosa of the oral or nasal cavity

摘要

A method for administering a medicament which comprises adhering to the mucosa of the oral or nasal cavity a pharmaceutical preparation comprising (a) a water-swellable and mucosa-adhesive polymeric matrix comprising about 50 to about 95% by weight of a cellulose ether and about 50 to about 5% by weight of a homo- or copolymer of acrylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) dispersed therein, a pharmaceutically effective amount of the medicament, said preparation releasing continuously the medicament at a controlled rate; and causing the released medicament to be absorbed through the mucosa or enterally; said mucosa-adhesive preparation; and process for said preparation.