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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Luca Dobetti, Trieste, IT;
Leonardo Rabaglia, Parma, IT;
Massimo Bresciani, Trieste, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Eurand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Dublin, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention comprises a process for activating drugs by means of high-energy co-grinding of the drug with a pharmaceutical carrier, characterized by the use of a vibrational mill equipped with means that regulate the vibration frequency. The process, performed by modifying the frequency of vibration and keeping its amplitude constant, produces drug/carrier composites with a constant particle size in which the degree of drug activation increases in proportion to the frequency applied. The invention also includes a vibrational mill suitably modified to perform the process described.