FIELD

The aspects of the present disclosure relate to compositions including active agents such as cannabinoids and menthol.

BACKGROUND

There is a need for novel treatments for pain and inflammation. Some current agents may be ineffective and can, for example, come with unacceptable side effects. Furthermore, there is a growing concern about the overuse of opioid pain treatments.

It is well known to use chewing gum and lozenges can be used as an oral delivery means for various therapeutic compounds to a user with appropriate doses of the therapeutic compound.

A problem is, however, how to incorporate such therapeutic compounds such as cannabinoids and menthol into a chewing gum or lozenge so as to effectively deliver it to the user while maintaining its activity.

It is an object of the present disclosure to obtain a chewing gum/lozenge that includes cannabinoids and menthol.

SUMMARY

These and other aspects and advantages of the exemplary embodiments will become apparent from the detailed description. Additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will be set forth in the description that follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present disclosure. Moreover, the aspects and advantages of the present disclosure may be realized and obtained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In one embodiment, a chewing gum or lozenge product is provided. The chewing gum or lozenge product includes at least one cannabinoid is in an amount of from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt %. and an effective amount of menthol comprising a stabilized menthol composition including menthol and at least one menthol stabilizer compound including undecylenic acid methyl ester, undecylenic acid or a salt of undecylenic acid.

In another embodiment, a filled chewing gum or lozenge product is provided. The filled chewing gum or lozenge product includes a shell enclosing an internal void therein and a filling in the void, the filled chewing gum or lozenge product including at least one of full spectrum hemp oil in an amount of from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % and menthol in an amount of from about 0.1 wt % to about 14 wt %, wherein the menthol is included in a stabilized menthol composition comprising menthol and at least one menthol stabilizer compound including undecylenic acid methyl ester, undecylenic acid or a salt of undecylenic acid.

In another embodiment a method of treating pain of a patient using a chewing gum or lozenge product. The chewing gum or lozenge product is a unit dose formulation and includes full spectrum hemp oil in a unit dose amount of from about 2 mg. to about 30 mg. and menthol in a unit dose amount of from about 1 mg. to about 20 mg, wherein the menthol is included in a stabilized menthol composition comprising menthol and at least one menthol stabilizer compound including undecylenic acid methyl ester, undecylenic acid or a salt of undecylenic acid. The method includes orally administering the chewing gum or lozenge product to an oral cavity of the patient.

