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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Feng-Jing Chen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mahesh V. Patel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Lipocine, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 ;
Abstract
Oral dosage forms are provided for the administration of a bisphosphonic acid compound in the prevention and treatment of conditions involving calcium or phosphate metabolism, i.e., conditions associated with bone resorption such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease, periprosthetic bone loss, osteolysis, malignant hypercalcemia, metastatic bone disease, multiple myeloma, and periodontal disease. The dosage forms are either enterically coated capsules housing the drug in a liquid or semi-solid carrier, or enterically coated osmotically activated drug delivery devices.