Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation which comprises one drug-storing middle layer composed of one or more (a) polyvinylpyrrolidones ,(b) hydroxypropyl celluloses,(c) plasticizers and (d) organic acids, containing prostaglandin analogue , and a release-controlling layer on each side of the said middle layer, composed of one or more (a) hydroxypropyl cellulosesand (b) plasticizers, containing or not containing prostaglandin analogue
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation which comprises one drug-storing middle layer composed of one or more (a) polyvinylpyrrolidones ,(b) hydroxypropyl celluloses,(c) plasticizers and (d) organic acids, containing prostaglandin analogue , and a release-controlling layer on each side of the said middle layer, composed of one or more (a) hydroxypropyl cellulosesand (b) plasticizers, containing or not containing prostaglandin analogue
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 1, wherein the release-controlling layer does not contain prostaglandin analogues.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 1, wherein the release-controlling layer contains prostaglandin analogues.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the molecular weight of polyvinylpyrrolidone is 300,000 - 400,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the molecular weight of hydroxypropyl cellulose is 250,000 - 400,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the plasticizer is propylene glycol, glycerol, polyethylene glycol or lauryl alcohol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the organic acid is citric acid or tartaric acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the prostaglandin analogue is a prostaglandin F compound or a prostaglandin E compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
74 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 2, wherein the drug-storing middle layer is composed of (a) polyvinylpyrrolidone having the molecular weight of 300,000 - 400,000, (b) hydroxypropyl cellulose having the molecular weight of 250,000 - 400,000, (c) polyethylene glycol and (d) citric acid, containing 16,16-dimethyl-trans-Δ 2 -PGE 1 methyl ester, and the release-controlling layer is composed of (a) hydroxypropyl cellulose having the molecular weight of 250,000 - 400,000 and (b) propylene glycol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
69 words
A three-layered pharmaceutical film preparation according to claim 2, wherein the drug-storing middle layer is composed of (a) polyvinylpyrrolidone having the molecular weight of 300,000 - 400,000, (b)hydroxypropyl cellulose having the molecular weight of 250,000 - 400,000, (c) lauryl alcohol and (d) tartaric acid, containing 16,16-dimethyl-trans-p2-PGE1 methyl ester, and the release-controlling layer is composed of (a) hydroxypropyl cellulose having the molecular weight of 250,000 - 400,000 and (b) glycerol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
124 words
A process for producing three-layered pharmaceutical film preparations which is characterized by mounting, by a laminating method, two sheets of a film of a release-controlling layer obtained by dissolving one or more hydroxypropyl celluloseshaving a molecular weight of 30,000 - 150,000 and one or more plasticizers in an organic solvent, and optionally adding a prostaglandin solution containing an organic acid dissolved in an organic solvent, and deaerating it, and further drying by a conventional method, and one sheet of a- film of a. drug-storing layer obtained by dissolving one or more polyvinylpyrrolidone, hydroxypropyl cellulose and plasticizers in an organic solvent, and adding a prostaglandin solution containing an organic acid dissolved in an organic solvent, and deaerating it, and further drying by a conventional method.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
124 words
A process for producing three-layered pharmaceutical film preparations which is characterized by mounting, by a laminating method, two sheets of a film of a release-controlling layer obtained by dissolving one or more hydroxypropyl celluloseshaving a molecular weight of 30,000 - 150,000 and one or more plasticizers in an organic solvent, and optionally adding a prostaglandin solution containing an organic acid dissolved in an organic solvent, and deaerating it, and further drying by a conventional method, and one sheet of a- film of a. drug-storing layer obtained by dissolving one or more polyvinylpyrrolidone, hydroxypropyl cellulose and plasticizers in an organic solvent, and adding a prostaglandin solution containing an organic acid dissolved in an organic solvent, and deaerating it, and further drying by a conventional method.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
147 words
A process for producing three-layered pharmaceutical film preparations which is characterized by mounting, by a laminating method, two sheets of a film of a release-controlling layer obtained by adding one or more plasticizers and hydroxypropyl celluloseshaving a. molecular weight of 250,000 - 400,000 in hot water, and suspending and dispersing homogeneously, and optionally adding a prostaglandin solution containing an organic acid dissolved in an organic solvent, and spreading out the obtained suspension as a layer having the uniform thickness, and then lowering its temperature below 45°C to obtain a homogeneous solution layer, and thereafter drying it with heating, and one sheet of a film of a drug-storing layer obtained by dissolving one or more polyvinylpyrrolidones, hydroxypropyl celluloses and plasticizers in an organic solvent, and adding a prostaglandin solution containing an organic acid dissolved in an organic solvent, and deaerating it, and further drying by a conventional method.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
147 words
A process for producing three-layered pharmaceutical film preparations which is characterized by mounting, by a laminating method, two sheets of a film of a release-controlling layer obtained by adding one or more plasticizers and hydroxypropyl celluloseshaving a. molecular weight of 250,000 - 400,000 in hot water, and suspending and dispersing homogeneously, and optionally adding a prostaglandin solution containing an organic acid dissolved in an organic solvent, and spreading out the obtained suspension as a layer having the uniform thickness, and then lowering its temperature below 45°C to obtain a homogeneous solution layer, and thereafter drying it with heating, and one sheet of a film of a drug-storing layer obtained by dissolving one or more polyvinylpyrrolidones, hydroxypropyl celluloses and plasticizers in an organic solvent, and adding a prostaglandin solution containing an organic acid dissolved in an organic solvent, and deaerating it, and further drying by a conventional method.