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The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for noninvasively administering drugs having a sedative, analgesic, or anesthetic effect. A drug capable of absorption through mucosal tissues in incorporated into a candy matrix, which is then advantageously formed into a lollipop. A pat

The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for noninvasively administering drugs having a sedative, analgesic, or anesthetic effect. A drug capable of absorption through mucosal tissues in incorporated into a candy matrix, which is then advantageously formed into a lollipop. A patient is put at ease when given the lollipop, and the drug rapidly enters the patient\s bloodstream as the lollipop is sucked. When sedating or anesthetizing the patient, the physician can observe the patient\s condition and remove the lollipop when it has had a desired effect on the patient. Alternatively, the physican can alter placement of the lollipop to slow the rate of the drug release for absorption into the patient\s system. An analgesic-containing lollipop can be self-administrated by a patient in response to his own subjective experience of pain and to the patient\s susceptibility to the particular drug utilized.

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A method for administering the drug fentanyl in order to induce systemically a sedative, analgesic, or anesthetic effect, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a soluble matrix material in the form of a lollipop into which the drug fentanyl has been dispersed, said soluble matrix material be

A method for administering the drug fentanyl in order to induce systemically a sedative, analgesic, or anesthetic effect, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a soluble matrix material in the form of a lollipop into which the drug fentanyl has been dispersed, said soluble matrix material being capable of releasing the fentanyl for absorption through mucosal tissue; providing the drug-containing matrix to a patient to whom the fentanyl is to be administered in order to induce systemically the sedative, analgesic, or anesthetic effect; administering the drug-containing matrix in a manner such that said matrix is dissolved in the patient\s mouth so that said is absorbed through mucosal tissue, thereby entering the patient\s bloodstream, said administering step being accomplished in a dose-to-effect manner; and controlling the rate at which the drug-containing matrix is dissolved in order to obtain and maintain a desired effect.