Disclosed herein is a solid lyophilized vaginal dosage form that can have an effective amount of at least one active ingredient, a crystalline structure forming agent in an amount of about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. %, based on the total weight of the lyophilized dosage form, and at least one polymeric mucoadhesive matrix forming agent. The dosage form can have a pH of about 4.0 to 5.0, and can disintegrate within 120 seconds after being contacted with a vaginal mucosa. A method of delivering an active ingredient to the vaginal mucosa using the disclosed solid dosage form is also described.

The present invention relates to co-amorphous form of a substance and a protein. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical, cosmetic or veterinary compositions comprising the co-amorphous form as well as to methods for preparing and using the co-amorphous form.

The invention relates to an oral tiopronin composition for reducing the dosing frequency in treatment of cysteinuria comprising of therapeutically effective amount of tiopronin and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

A non-bleeding curcumin (NBC) which eliminate the problems of color bleeding, color leaching, color staining and dusting during the industrial processing of curcumin and its methods of preparation is disclosed in the invention. The invention also provides a water based process of preparation of food grade non-bleeding curcumin which is free of synthetic excipients.

Epinephrine formulated in aqueous solvent at a basic pH of about 8.5 remains in solid state. My data show that epinephrine formulated at a pH of about 8.5 is surprisingly resistant to oxidation. I here teach how to formulate solid-state epinephrine in basic solution, and how to use solid-state epinephrine to make pharmaceutical dosage forms.

Good bioavailability of desmopressin can be obtained with an orodispersible pharmaceutical dosage form. Preferred dosage forms comprise desmopressin and an open matrix network which is an inert water-soluble or water-dispersible carrier material. Desmopressin formulated in this way is useful for voiding postponement, or the treatment or prevention of incontinence, primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE), nocturia or central diabetes insipidus. Peptides other than desmopressin can also be formulated in this way.

The present invention is related to compositions and methods that reduce methane production in ruminant populations.

Veterinary pharmaceutical compositions for direct systemic introduction, also known as DSI pharmaceutical compositions. One veterinary pharmaceutical composition for direct systemic introduction includes about 10-17 dry mass % bovine gelatin; about 10-17 dry mass % mannitol; about 0-1 dry mass % of a surfactant; and about 65-80 dry mass % of the active pharmaceutical ingredient which is a proton pump inhibitor. A method of manufacturing a veterinary pharmaceutical composition for direct systemic introduction includes combining one or more pharmacologically inactive compounds to form a first solution; using one or more surfactants to form a second solution; adding an active pharmaceutical ingredient to the second solution to form a first mixture; adding the first solution to the first mixture to form a pre-formulation; freezing the pre-formulation; and lyophilizing the pre-formulation.

Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include substituted riluzole prodrugs useful for the treatment of cancers including melanoma, breast cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer through the release of riluzole. Prodrugs of riluzole have enhanced stability to hepatic metabolism and are delivered into systemic circulation by oral administration, and then cleaved to release riluzole in the plasma via either an enzymatic or general biophysical release process.

Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include substituted riluzole prodrugs useful for the treatment of cancers including melanoma, breast cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer through the release of riluzole. Prodrugs of riluzole have enhanced stability to hepatic metabolism and are delivered into systemic circulation by oral administration, and then cleaved to release riluzole in the plasma via either an enzymatic or general biophysical release process.