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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Armin Meinzer, Buggingen, DE;
Barbara Haeberlin, Riehen, CH;
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 ; A61K 9/66 ; A61K 3/813 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 ; A61K 9/66 ; A61K 3/813 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a hard gelatine capsule containing a pharmaceutical composition comprising cyclosporin A in a mixture with a surfactant of HLB value of at least 10, substantially free of any oil and when a hydrophilic phase is present, the hydrophilic phase being a polyethylene glycol and/or a lower alkanol provided that any lower alkanol, if present, is present in less than 12% of the total weight of the composition absent the hard gelatine capsule.