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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:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Simon R Bechard, Laval, CA;
Assignee:
Merck Frosst, Canada, Inc., Kirkland, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424480 ; 424470 ; 424481 ; 424482 ; 424490 ; 424494 ; 424495 ; 424496 ; 424497 ; 514 89 ; 514 91 ; 514107 ; 514108 ; 514951 ; 514960 ; 514961 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel oral dosage form of a bisphosphonic active ingredient for use in treatment of diseases involving bone resorption and formulated in an enteric-coated form for administration to subjects exhibiting upper gastrointestinal tract sensitivity to bisphosphonic acid compounds.