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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 15 ; 424426 ; 424430 ; 424434 ; 1281131 ; 1281141 ; 1281151 ; 128800 ; 128834 ; 128839 ; 530828 ;
Abstract
A drug comprising either a peptide having the LH-RH action or an LH-RH antagonist is carried on an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) so as to be able to provide controlled release. Once the IUD is put in the uterus, the carried drug is gradually released over such a prolonged period of treatment time as, for example, several months to be continuously absorbed through the uterus mucosa or the vagina mucosa. This construction makes it possible to reduce the patient's pain and such a troublesomeness as frequent drug administration and continuously administer a necessary drug over a prolonged period of time while taking a contraceptive measures.