Global Patent Index - EP 0969831 A1

EP 0969831 A1 20000112 - NASAL MELATONIN COMPOSITION

Title (en)

NASAL MELATONIN COMPOSITION

Title (de)

MELATONINHALTIGE NASENARZNEIMITTEL

Title (fr)

COMPOSITION PERMETTANT L'ADMINISTRATION NASALE DE MELATONINE

Publication

EP 0969831 A1 20000112 (EN)

Application

EP 98920488 A 19980324

Priority

  • EP 98920488 A 19980324
  • EP 9801783 W 19980324
  • EP 97200920 A 19970326

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0867181A1] The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for nasal administration comprising melatonin and an additive selected from glycerol, cyclodextrin, and mixtures thereof. The pharmaceutical composition comprising an aqueous composition of 0.5 to 10 mg/ml of melatonin, and one or more of 1 to 250 mg/ml of cyclodextrin and 5 to 50% by volume of glycerol, can be used for the preparation of a nasal dosage form comprising daily dosage units of 0.05 to 1 mg of melatonin, and preferably of about 0.1 to 0.8 mg of melatonin, for sleep induction in men.

IPC 1-7

A61K 31/40; A61K 9/00; A61K 47/48

IPC 8 full level

A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/40 (2006.01); A61K 31/4045 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61K 9/0043 (2013.01); A61K 31/4045 (2013.01); A61K 47/6949 (2017.07); A61K 47/6951 (2017.07); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9842333A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0867181 A1 19980930; EP 0969831 A1 20000112; WO 9842333 A1 19981001

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97200920 A 19970326; EP 9801783 W 19980324; EP 98920488 A 19980324