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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Seamus Mulligan, Athlone, IE;
Assignee:
Elan Corporation, PLC, Athlone, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241951 ; 424116 ; 424437 ; 424451 ; 424457 ; 424522 ; 424600 ; 514 29 ; 514199 ; 514557 ; 514558 ;
Abstract
A non-aqueous pharmaceutical liquid suspension having improved bioavailability for oral administration comprises an active ingredient suspended in an edible, non-aqueous carrier vehicle such as an oil, wherein the active ingredient is in the form of controlled release particles containing the active ingredient and optionally an excipient in intimate admixture with at least one non-toxic polymer, the particles being coated with, distributed through or adsorbed onto said polymer, and the particles further having an average size in the range 0.1 to 150 microns and a predetermined release of active ingredient.