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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2001
Bruce J. Roser, Cambridge, GB;
Camilo Colaco, Cambridge, GB;
Mohammed A. Z. Jerrow, Aberdeen, GB;
Julian Blair, St. Ives, GB;
Jaap Kampinga, Groningen, NL;
James Lewis Wardell, Aberdeen, GB;
John Alistair Duffy, Aberdeen, GB;
Elan Drug Delivery Limited, Nottingham, GB;
Abstract
The present invention encompasses solid dose delivery systems for administration of guest substances. Preferred delivery systems are suitable for delivery of bioactive materials to subcutaneous and intradermal, intramuscular, intravenous tissue, the delivery system being sized and shaped for penetrating the epidermis. The delivery systems comprises a vitreous vehicle loaded with the guest substance and capable of releasing the guest substance in situ at various controlled rates. The present invention further includes methods of making and using the solid dose delivery systems.