| abstract |
The present invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical composition of a self-emulsifying matrix preparation, which is a preparation for transmucosal or transdermal absorption in which a self-emulsifying drug delivery system is grafted to a polymeric matrix preparation. For this, fatty alcohol, fatty acid or their derivatives of 6 to 20 carbon atoms having a drug absorption-accelerating action through the skin or mucous membrane is used as an oil phase. Also, to increase the drug content in the matrix, a liquid phase material having a boiling point of 100°C or more is used as a solution adjuvant. Using such materials, the self-emulsifying system with a surfactant is prepared. A hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymer is added and dissolved in the self-emulsifying system, and the resulting mixture is dried to prepare the matrix preparation containing the self-emulsifying system. The self-emulsifying matrix preparation thus prepared maintains a constant drug-releasing rate during its application period by virtue of its excellent stability and exhibits an extraordinarily high skin-absorption rate. |