Patent ID: 7854943
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising: (i) a phospholipid in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of the composition; (ii) a mixture of a polar aprotic organic solvent and a polar protic organic solvent containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose dissolved therein, wherein the hydroxypropylmethylcellulose is present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of the composition and wherein the ratio of the protic organic solvent to the aprotic organic solvent ranges from about 90:10 to 10:90, and (iii) a pharmaceutically active agent, wherein the combination of (i), (ii), and (iii) form a gel and the pharmaceutical composition is substantially free of water.