Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Tablets – lozenges – or pills
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-13
2005-12-13
Kunz, Gary (Department: 1616)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Preparations characterized by special physical form
Tablets, lozenges, or pills
C424S464000, C424S465000, C424S715000, C424S717000, C514S315000, C514S317000, C514S329000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06974590
ABSTRACT:
A pharmaceutical dosage form adapted to supply a medicament to the oral cavity for buccal, sublingual or gingival absorption of the medicament which contains an orally administerable medicament in combination with an effervescent for use in promoting absorption of the medicament in the oral cavity. The use of an additional pH adjusting substance in combination with the effervescent for promoting the absorption drugs is also disclosed.
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Eichman Jonathan D.
Hontz John
Khankari Rajendra K.
Pather Sathasivan Indiran
Robinson Joseph R.
Cima Labs Inc.
Kunz Gary
Lamm Marina
Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP
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