Patent ID: 8545870

Claim:
A medicinal cooked sugar pastille to be sucked, of solid consistency, intended to dissolve in the buccal cavity, comprising nicotine as active principle, which further comprises an excipient, consisting of isomalt, representing 80 to 99% by weight of the pastille and a matrix agent consisting of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, representing 1 to 10% by weight of the pastille allowing the release of the active principle to be slowed, which active principle is then in contact with, and absorbed by the oromucosal route, the time of dissolution in the buccal cavity being at least 15 minutes; wherein the medicinal cooked sugar pastille is made by boiling a syrup of the isomalt; cooking at a higher temperature, of the order of 100° C. to 160° C.; mixing with incorporation of the nicotine; and producing the pastille; the matrix agent being incorporated during boiling, cooking step, or mixing.