The present invention relates to a water-soluble film containing mometasone furoate, adjusted to a pH in the range of 3.5 to 5.0. Adjusting the pH improves the stability of the active ingredient without significantly affecting the mechanical properties of the film. The present invention further relates to methods for producing such films, pharmaceutical dosage forms containing such films in a capsule, and methods for producing such pharmaceutical dosage forms. The pharmaceutical dosage form can be used, in particular, for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis.
The present invention relates to a water-soluble film having a mometasone furoate content adjusted to a pH in the range of 3.5 to 5.0. The correspondingly adjusted pH increases the stability of the active ingredient without substantially impairing the mechanical properties of the film. The present invention further relates to methods for producing such films, pharmaceutical dosage forms containing films of the above type in a capsule, and methods for producing such pharmaceutical dosage forms. The pharmaceutical dosage form can especially be used for treating eosinophilic esophagitis.
Disclosed are methods of diagnosing and treating a subject with active or inactive eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). The methods may include the steps of detecting whether a level of one or more immunoglobulin antibodies is elevated in an esophageal secretion sample obtained from a subject, diagnosing the subject with active EoE when the level of one or more immunoglobulin antibodies in the sample is elevated above a pre-determined cut-off value and diagnosing the subject with inactive EoE when the level of one or more immunoglobulin antibodies level in the sample is below a pre-determined cut-off value; and treating the subject diagnosed with active EoE.