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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christianah Moji Adeyeye, Mt. Lebanon, PA (US);
Ashwinkumar C. Jain, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/304 ; A61K 3/1715 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/304 ; A61K 3/1715 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a controlled release pharmaceutical composition comprising a polydextrose, a drug that is complexed with the polydextrose, and a polymer matrix having the drug complexed with the polydextrose, wherein the polymer matrix and the polydextrose provide for a time release of the drug. A method of therapeutically treating a patient for an illness employing the controlled release pharmaceutical composition is also provided.