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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Beth Burnside, Bethesda, MD (US);
Rong-kun Chang, Rockville, MD (US);
Amir Shojaei, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
Beth Burnside, Bethesda, MD (US);
Rong-Kun Chang, Rockville, MD (US);
Amir Shojaei, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Shire Laboratories, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K031/554 ; A61K031/36 ; A61K031/195 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of angiotensin converting enzyme and neutral endopeptidase, such as sampatrilat, and at least one bioavailability enhancer such as an organic acid, e.g., ascorbic acid. Such a composition has improved systemic bioavailability.