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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:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory H Lerch, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 49 ; 514 50 ; 514 51 ; 514951 ; 424489 ;
Abstract
A hyperhydrated form of citicoline and its formulations, which exhibits desirable characteristics, including crystal formation, moisture resistance, improved storage stability, and formulation versatility, is disclosed. Methods of preparing the citicoline hyperhydrate and its use in the manufacture of stable pharmaceutical dosage forms are also described.