| abstract |
Pharmaceutical compositions for application topically or by suppository comprise:n a) a medicament, preferably protected from degradation by moisture by being presented in small particles of a waxy material, b) from 5% to 40% of an inclusion compound of urea with a straigt-chain aliphatic compound, preferably a fatty acid or alcohol, c) up to 50% of an inert insoluble powder such as starch. d) from 25% to 90% of an inert carrier, components a), b) and c) being dispersed in d). n The compositions have good storage stability and a smooth texture. |