Patent ID: 6355266
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
An indomethacin-containing patch comprising 1 to 40% by weight indomethacin in &agr;-form crystals in suspension in a vehicle wherein said vehicle comprises water, indomethacin and solvent, and wherein:(a) the vehicle has a pH of 4.0 to 5.0, (b) said water is present in the vehicle in an amount of 30 to 90% by weight, (c) said indomethacin is present in the vehicle in an amount of 0.1 to 2% by weight, and (d) the amount of said water incorporated into the vehicle to the amount of an indomethacin-suspending solvent incorporated into the vehicle is 70:30 to 95:5 (wt by wt).