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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2001
Pol-Henri W. Guivarc'h, Quebec, CA;
Indu Parikh, Durham, NC (US);
Robert A. Snow, West Chester, PA (US);
SkyePharma Canada Inc., Quebec, CA;
Abstract
This invention discloses an orally administered pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of elevated levels of cholesterol and related conditions comprising a statin and fenofibrate in the form of microparticles of solid fenofibrate that are stabilized by phospholipid as a surface active substance, wherein a therapeutically effective amount of the composition provides the statin and a quantity of fenofibrate to a fasted human patient that is greater than 80% of the quantity of fenofibrate provided by the same amount of the composition when administered to the same patient who has been fed a high fat meal.