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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. 19, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce A. Firestone, Irvine, CA (US);
Thao T. Tran, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan Sales, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 ; A61K 3/107 ; A61K 3/138 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 ; A61K 3/107 ; A61K 3/138 ;
Abstract
A capsule system for oral delivery of an active agent having low aqueous solubility generally includes, in combination with the active agent, a vehicle for preventing initial active agent dissolution within the gastrointestinal tract and an emulsifier for promoting self-emulsification of the active agent and vehicle in the gastrointestinal tract. A capsule shell is provided for encapsulating the active agent, vehicle and emulsifier with the shell being formulated to open upon ingestion into the gastrointestinal tract and release the active agent and vehicle.