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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matti A Halonen, Rusko, FI;
Ulla I Leinonen, Turku, FI;
Seppo S Parhi, Kiviniemi, FI;
Ilse M Piippo, Parainen, FI;
Gunilla M Orn, Turku, FI;
Assignee:
Orion-Yhtyma Oy, Espoo, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424465 ; 514654 ;
Abstract
A new stable solid composition suitable for oral administration comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt of selegiline is achieved by reducing the destabilizing effect of the conventional lubricant present in such compositions, magnesium stearate either by replacing all or a substantial part of the magnesium stearate by other lubricants such as fatty acid esters and vegetable oils and/or by adding a pharmaceutically acceptable acid to the selegiline-containing tablets.