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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Richard Soltero, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Nnochiri N. Ekwuribe, Cary, NC (US);
Foyeke Opawale, Raleigh, NC (US);
Bruce Rehlaender, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Anthony Hickey, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Li Li Bovet, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Nobex Corporation, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Pharmaceutical compositions that include a drug-oligomer conjugate, a fatty acid component, and a bile salt component are described. The drug is covalently coupled to an oligomeric moiety. The fatty acid component and the bile salt component are present in a weight-to-weight ratio of between 1:5 and 5:1. Methods of treating diseases in a subject in need of such treatment using such pharmaceutical compositions are also provided, as are methods of providing such pharmaceutical compositions.