Labopharm Inc.

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Karici Diagnostics Inc.

Mircea Alexandru Mateescu

Pompilia Ispas-Szabo

Yves Dumoulin

Vincent Lenaerts

Louis Cartilier

Rodolfo Federico

Francois Chouinard

Pier Francesco Mannaioni

Mihaela Friciu

Alfredo Vannacci

Bruno Mondovi′

Olivia Befani

Le Tien Canh

Emanuela Masini

The present document describes a composition for sustained, targeted or sustained and targeted delivery of an active ingredient which includes a complex formed between a carboxyl substituted polymer and a lipid. The present document also describes dosage forms containing the composition, and an active ingredient, and methods of using the same for the treatment of diseases.

Complex containing carboxyl substituted starch and lipid for delayed delivery of active ingredients

The present document describes a method of treating a histamine-mediated condition by administering an effective amount of a histaminase of vegetable origin to a subject in need. The histamine-mediated condition may be an allergic shock, septic shock, allergic asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, and pruritus.

Histaminase of vegetable origin for use in the treatment of allergic and septic shock and of allergic asthma

The present invention relates to a solid slow release oral pharmaceutical dosage unit resistant to amylase which comprises a solid dosage unit made up of an admixture of a therapeutic dosage of an orally effective pharmaceutical agent, an optional polysaccharide or polyol, and high amylose starch, wherein the cross-linking of the high amylose starch has been carried out with a cross-linking agent with from about 0.1 g to about 40 g of cross-linking agent per 100 g of high amylose starch. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the high amylose starch is modified with a functional group-attaching reagent that covalently bonds functional groups thereto.

Cross-linked high amylose starch having functional groups as a matrix for the slow release of pharmaceutical agents

The present invention is concerned with a solid slow release oral pharmaceutical dosage unit resistant to amylase which comprises a solid dosage unit made up of an admixture of a therapeutic dosage of an orally effective pharmaceutical product, an optional polysaccharide or polyol, and cross-linked high amylose starch, wherein the cross-linking of the high amylose starch has been carried out with a covalent or non-covalent cross-linking agent with from about 0.1 g to about 30 g of cross-linking agent per 100 g of high amylose starch.

Cross-linked high amylose starch resistant to amylase as a matrix for the slow release of biologically active compounds

The present invention is concerned with the manufacture of solid dosage units (pharmaceutical and others). More specifically, the invention is related to powders of cross-linked amylose, having a specific cross-linking degree for use as tablet binders and disintegrants.

Cross-linked amylose as a binder/disintegrant in tablets

The present application is concerned with a solid slow release pharmaceutical dosage unit. More specifically, the invention is directed to a tablet form prepared by direct compression of cross-linked amylose (CLA) having a definite cross-linking degree, .alpha.-amylase and a pharmaceutical agent. The presence of the cross-linked amylose allows a sustained release of the drug, while the .alpha.-amylase permits the modulation of the release time. In other words, the release time of the drug is function of the amount of .alpha.-amylase in the tablet. The amount of .alpha.-amylase is defined in terms of Enzyme Units.

Cross-linked enzymatically controlled drug release

The present invention is concerned with a solid slow release oral pharmaceutical dosage unit which comprises a solid dosage unit made up of an admixture of a therapeutic dosage of an orally effective pharmaceutical product and a cross-linked polymer of amylose with a cross-linking agent selected from 2,3 dibromopropanol and epichlorohydrin, wherein the cross-linking of the polymer has been carried out with from about 0.1 to about 10 g of cross-linking agent per 100 g of amylose.

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Montreal, Canada

Mircea Alexandru Mateescu