Patent ID: 7833543

Claim:
A composition for the delivery of a substance, said composition comprising: (a) a non-polymeric, non-water soluble high viscosity liquid carrier material having a viscosity of at least 5,000 cP at 37° C. that does not crystallize neat under ambient or physiological conditions, is present in an amount from about 99.5 percent to about 1 percent by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, and is sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB) or has a structure selected from the group consisting of: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkanoyl, hydroxy-substituted alkanoyl, and acyloxy-substituted alkanoyl; at least three of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are other than hydrogen; and wherein when R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are selected from the group consisting of acetyl and isobutyryl, at least three of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are acetyl; (b) an additive; and (c) a substance to be delivered, wherein said composition is provided in the form of a paste.