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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
May. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clare Passmore, Belfast, GB;
Claire Gilligan, Belfast, GB;
Assignee:
Galen (Chemicals) Limited, Tallaght, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/02 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an intravaginal shell or core drug delivery device suitable for administration to female humans or animals comprises testosterone or a testosterone precursor in a polymer matrix, surrounded by a sheath, and is capable of releasing the testosterone or testosterone precursor in a substantially zero-order pattern on a daily basis for at least three weeks. The device is intended to restore circulating testosterone levels to the normal physiol, range or to induce supratherapeutic testosterone levels.