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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Rhodes, Cyncoed, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, GB;
Brian Kenneth Evans, Dinas Powis, South Glamorgan, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; A61K 9/64 ; A61K 9/52 ; A61K 9/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; A61K 9/64 ; A61K 9/52 ; A61K 9/48 ;
Abstract
Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome are treated by a delayed and sustained release composition of an opioid antagonist which commences release of the opioid antagonist in the mid to distal small intestine or ascending colon and provides sustained release along any remaining part of the small intestine and along the colon. Preferred opioid antagonists are naloxone and naltrexone.