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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank P. Zemlan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey Mulchahey, Hamilton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Phase 2 Discovery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A16K 3/127 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A16K 3/127 ;
Abstract
Pharmaceutically-active materials comprising specific antidepressant compounds, such as sertraline, contained in microparticles formulated so as to release the antidepressant compounds over an extended period of time are disclosed. The materials, when administered, particularly by injection, release the active agent over time allowing the patient to be effectively treated without requiring multiple dosing of the pharmaceutical material. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the microparticles and methods of treating depression-related conditions utilizing the microparticles are also disclosed.