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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
S. Esmail Tabibi, Rockville, MD (US);
Emmanuel I. Ezennia, Baltimore, MD (US);
B. Rao Vishnuvajjala, Rockville, MD (US);
Shanker Gupta, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/127 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/127 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a drug delivery system comprising a water-insoluble drug, a water-miscible organic solvent for the water-insoluble drug, a surfactant, and water, as well as a process for preparing the same. This invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and such a drug delivery system. In addition, the present invention provides a method of delivering a drug to a host by administering to the host the drug delivery system of the present invention.