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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
Applicants:
H. William Bosch, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Niels P. Ryde, Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
H. William Bosch, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Niels P. Ryde, Malvern, PA (US);
Assignee:
Elan Pharma International Ltd., Athlone County Westmeath, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to nanoparticulate compositions comprising a poorly soluble drug and at least one copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate as a surface stabilizer adsorbed to the surface of the drug. Also encompassed by the invention are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a nanoparticulate composition of the invention, methods of making and using such nanoparticulate and pharmaceutical compositions.