Patent ID: 7714011

Claim:
A composition for application to a nasal membrane, the composition comprising: about 90 to about 99.999 weight percent of a carrier; 0.000001 to 5.0 wt % thickener comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of glycerin, carrageenan, sugar, guar gum, methylcellulose, and hydroxyethylcellulose; about 0.001 to about 5.0 weight percent of at least one active ingredient comprising oxymetazoline hydrochloride; and about 0.00001 to about 5.0 weight percent of a permeation enhancer comprising liposomes; wherein the composition is a gelled matrix and has a viscosity between about 2,500 and about 40,000 centipoise, as measured according to ASTM D1824-87.