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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1986
John D Davis, Grossepointe Farms, MI (US);
Elka Touitou, Jerusalem, IL;
Ardon Rubinstein, Jerusalem, IL;
R. P. Scherer Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A capsule for oral administration of a pharmaceutically active ingredient contains a pharmaceutical composition comprising the active ingredient, for example, a peptide, an absorption promoter and usually, a carrier. The absorption promoter is capable of enhancing absorption of the active ingredient from the intestine into the bloodstream. The capsule is coated with a film forming composition, which film is sufficiently insoluble at a pH below 7 as to be capable of protecting the capsule and its contents from the digestive juices until the capsule reaches a region below the upper part of the intestine, whereupon the coating and capsule are capable of eroding or dissolving to release the active ingredient for absorption into the bloodstream.