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Medicated Gum



Patient Benefits

Faster onset of action allows for a more pleasurable experience than taking tablets:

  • readily available
  • no need for water
  • discreet
  • pleasant taste



Easy to remove from the mouth if a nausea episode is experienced and can be easily replaced for remaining dosage benefits.

  • Novel drug delivery format
  • Low tack formulation

Opportunites


Anti-migrane drugs - providing rapid delivery of an API via the buccal mucosa, bypassing gastric absorption and reducing the impact of gastric stasis

Anti-emetics - as a preventative for chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) or post-operative induced nausea and vomiting (PONV), particularly suitable with older children and young adults

Analgesics - such as ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen etc.




Existing Applications - improving release characteristics and taste of existing gum formulations

OTC applications - particularly suitable for transition from ethical to OTC applications

Mucoadhesives - Opportunity to collaborate with Revolymer TM for many other applications eg mucoadhesive technology

Stage in development

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The chart above demonstrates how the release profile of ibuprofen from a chewing gum is substantially improved when one of Revolymer?s proprietary polymers is included in the formulation.