Patent ID: 8647314

Claim:
A strip-shaped form of administration or administration form for the transmucosal administration of an active ingredient via the gums, comprising a strip of material having two longitudinal sides each having a frenulum facing edge and an opposite edge when said strip-shaped form is placed in a user's mouth, said strip of material having a notch in the frenulum facing edge for defining a straight angled cut-out for receiving a frenulum of the lip, said strip-shaped form having a height (h) of about 0.5 cm to 1.0 cm to ensure that the administration form can only be used to cover on repeated applications an area of the outer gums above the upper teeth or an area of the outer gums below the lower teeth and not intended to be used on the teeth when a frenulum is received in said notch, and at least one active ingredient, wherein the depth (t) of the notch is not less than one-half of the height (h) of the strip of material relative to the point of the notch where the cut is deepest.