| abstract |
The present invention relates to an orally administrable galenic form allowing improved absorption by the transmembrane or paracellular route in the gastrointestinal tract of active ingredients which are hydrophilic or ionizable in physiological media, comprising at least one such active ingredient, an absorption-promoting agent having an HLB greater than 8, the said absorption-promoting agent consisting of one or more lipid substances chosen from: polysorbates; ethers of polyoxyethylene and alkyl; esters of polyoxyethylene and fatty acids; fatty acids; fatty alcohols; bile acids and their salts with pharmaceutically acceptable cations; esters of C1-C6 alkanol with fatty acids; esters of polyol with fatty acids, the said polyol comprising from 2 to 6 hydroxyl functional groups; and polyglycolysed glycerides; in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, the pharmaceutical forms comprising captopril being excluded. |