Patent ID: 9687444
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61K

Claim:
1. A method of applying an active agent to a specific site in a non-human mammalian oral cavity, the method comprising the steps of: selecting an oral dissolving film shaped to adhere to a non-human mammalian gum in an oral cavity, said oral dissolving film comprising the active agent and a coloring agent and capable of dissolving completely once exposed to saliva; identifying a specific area on a mucous membrane in the non-human mammalian oral cavity for adhesion of the oral dissolving film; placing the oral dissolving film comprising the active agent on the identified specific area of the mucous membrane; dissolving the oral dissolving film essentially in its entirety; generating a visual indicator on the identified area of the mucous membrane with the coloring agent, wherein the visual indicator remains on the mucous membrane following the dissolving of the oral dissolving film essentially in its entirety; and indicates that the active agent included in the film has been administered to the non-human mammal; and treating the non-human mammal with the active agent included in the oral dissolving film, wherein the treating the identified area includes one or both of ingestion of the active agent or topical absorption of the active agent.