Patent ID: 9687454
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. An oral, self-supporting, A mucoadhesive film comprising: (a) about 40 wt % to about 60 wt % of a water-soluble polymeric matrix; (b) about 2 mg to about 16 mg of buprenorphine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (c) about 0.5 mg to about 4 mg of naloxone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and (d) an acidic buffer; wherein the film is mucoadhesive to the sublingual mucosa or the buccal mucosa; wherein the weight ratio of (b):(c) is about 4:1; wherein the weight ratio of (d):(b) is from 2:1 to 1:5; and wherein application of the film on the sublingual mucosa or the buccal mucosa results in differing absorption between buprenorphine and naloxone, with a buprenorphine C