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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 17, 2018
Bluelight Pharmatech Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;
Hongxing Wang, Guangdong, CN;
Shuanghong Liang, Guangdong, CN;
Yinzhou Fan, Guangdong, CN;
Xiaoyi Huang, Guangdong, CN;
Li Qin, Guangdong, CN;
Xiaoping Chen, Guangdong, CN;
BLUELIGHT PHARMATECH CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Abstract
Implants comprising an antimalarial agent such as decoquinate or another therapeutic drug are disclosed. The implants can be in the form of a complex comprising a drug, a lipid or lipids and optionally a polymer carrier. The present invention provides methods for preparing implants wherein the implants comprise decoquinate or another therapeutic drug, and a lipid or lipids such as cholesterol, monoglycerides, or diglycerides, and optionally a small percentage of a biocompatible polymer based on the total implant weight. The implants are useful for releasing a therapeutic drug at a constant level and maintaining a prophylactic or therapeutic level of the drug in a subject, for preventing a malarial infection or treating other diseases or disorders.