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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:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph A. Haslwanter, Germantown, TN (US);
William J. McLaughlin, Germantown, TN (US);
David M. Oakley, Germantown, TN (US);
Kurt G. Van Scoik, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 ; A61K 9/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 ; A61K 9/08 ;
Abstract
An aqueous-based sprayable composition comprises a therapeutic or palliative agent, water and a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and alkali metal carboxyalkylcellulose. In one embodiment, the composition is a non-Newtonian nasal spray exhibiting a very rapid viscosity recovery upon removal of shear forces.