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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:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andre Stamm, Griesheim, FR;
Pawan Seth, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Laboratoires Fournier, S.A., Dijon, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424462 ; 424456 ; 424458 ; 424459 ; 424489 ; 424490 ; 424497 ; 424464 ; 424465 ; 424469 ; 424470 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an immediate-release fenofibrate composition comprising (a) an inert hydrosoluble carrier covered with at least one layer containing fenofibrate in a micronized form having a size less than 20 .mu.m, a hydrophilic polymer and, optionally, a surfactant, the polymer making up at least 20% by weight of (a); and (b) optionally one or several outer phase(s) or layers(s). The invention also provides a method for preparing said composition.