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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
S. Indiran Pather, Plymouth, MN (US);
Sangeeta V. Gupte, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Rajendra K. Khankari, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John Hontz, Plymouth, MN (US);
Joseph R. Robinson, Madison, WI (US);
Jonathan D. Eichman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ramya Kumbale, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cima Labs Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Novel pharmaceutical compositions which improve the rate and/or extent of absorption of drugs are disclosed. The novel pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention comprise drug-containing microemulsions adsorbed onto solid particles which may be further formulated into solid dosage forms. The compositions and dosage forms of the present invention improve the bioavailability of a wide range of drugs including drugs that are known or suspected of having poor bioavailability by the utilization of several different mechanisms.