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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2003
David Chung Hsia, Irvine, CA (US);
Thomas Chun Ho, Irvine, CA (US);
Domingo Yap Tan, Irvine, CA (US);
Fredric B. Weihmuller, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
David Chung Hsia, Irvine, CA (US);
Thomas Chun Ho, Irvine, CA (US);
Domingo Yap Tan, Irvine, CA (US);
Fredric B. Weihmuller, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Corona, CA (US);
Abstract
Oral progesterone unit dosage forms comprising micronized progesterone and a solid polymeric carrier are provided. The dosage forms, upon oral administration, provide a therapeutically effective blood level of progesterone to a subject. The therapeutically effective blood level of progesterone may range from about 0.1 ng/ml to about 400 ng/ml. The dosage forms can be prepared for immediate as well as sustained release. The oral progesterone dosage form can be combined with an estrogen dosage form to provide combination hormone therapy.