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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William W. Barrow, Hoover, AL (US);
Esther L. Barrow, Hoover, AL (US);
Debra C. Quenelle, Wilsonville, AL (US);
Gary A. Winchester, Birmingham, AL (US);
Jay K. Staas, Alabaster, AL (US);
Assignee:
Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/50 ; A61F 2/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/50 ; A61F 2/02 ;
Abstract
A method of treating or preventing an intracellular infection in an animal comprising administering a first effective amount of a suitable drug contained in first biocompatible microspheres that have a diameter of less than or equal to about 10 microns, wherein the first microspheres release the suitable drug upon administration at a first effective rate. A second set of microspheres greater than 10 microns in diameter may also be administered to provide continuing systemic release of the drug.