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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
May. 01, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald F Czarnecki, Palm City, FL (US);
David L Williams, Reading, MA (US);
Assignee:
Copley Pharmaceutical Inc., Canton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424422 ; 424424 ; 424426 ; 424434 ; 424435 ; 424443 ; 424444 ; 424456 ; 424462 ; 424484 ; 424486 ; 433229 ; 514786 ; 514944 ;
Abstract
An in vivo method is described for treating a subject for periodontal disease by placing a mixture of a glyceride composition and a therapeutic agent in the periodontal pocket of subject such that the therapeutic agent is released in a sustained manner. The glyceride composition is selected such that the mixture of the glyceride composition and the therapeutic agent is capable of forming a gel in the environment of the periodontal pocket. Also described is a sustained release delivery system comprising the mixture of the glyceride composition and therapeutic agent.