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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
May. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anne E Atzinger, Lebanon, IN (US);
Robert J Bequette, Evansville, IN (US);
Robert E Davis, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514178 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel oral pharmaceutical composition of micronized megestrol acetate at a concentration of 15 to 150 mg/mL comprising polysorbate at a concentration of 0.005% to 0.015% weight/volume and polyethylene glycol at a concentration of 5-30% weight/volume which composition forms a stable flocculated suspension in water. The invention further comprises the micronized megestrol acetate formulation described above with added preservatives, buffers, sweeteners and flavoring agents.