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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Loni Schweikert, Altrip, DE;
Karl Kolter, Limburgerhof, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514941 ; 514938 ; 514975 ; 424400 ; 252311 ; 252312 ;
Abstract
A stable oil-in-water emulsion suitable for parenteral administration, containing less than 10% by weight lecithin, consisting of an aqueous phase and of an oil phase which is very finely dispersed by means of a physiologically tolerated emulsifier and which contains at least one carotenoid and is based on a physiologically tolerated oil or fat and comprises as emulsifier polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block polymers and/or lecithin, and wherein the carotenoid is present in the oil phase in a concentration above the saturation solubility of the carotenoid in the oil or fat at room temperature.