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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andre Stamm, Griesheim, FR;
Sibel Fuchs nee Sibel Cepik, Geipolshiem, FR;
Pascal Wehrle, Erstein, FR;
Assignee:
Ferring BV, Hoofdorf, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424436 ; 2523635 ; 521189 ; 514166 ;
Abstract
A composition for a foam and a process for preparing it are provided, the composition including by weight (a) more than 25% of an active ingredient in powder form; (b) from 1 to 20% of a surfactant; the balance being composed of water, wherein the powder of the active ingredient has a particle size below 20 .mu.m. Foams, notably for rectal administration, containing this composition with a propellant gas are also provided.