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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2001
Thomas Schultz, Richboro, PA (US);
Bradley A. Clark, Gurnee, IL (US);
Angela Falzone, Raritan, NJ (US);
Thomas Schultz, Richboro, PA (US);
Bradley A. Clark, Gurnee, IL (US);
Angela Falzone, Raritan, NJ (US);
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to steroid hormone products, such as oral contraceptive products, including at least one steroid active ingredient mixed with an excipient and having improved dissolution and release rate properties. The invention further relates to methods for making such steroid hormone products, wherein a mixture of the hormone and the excipient is subjected to sufficient mechanical energy to form a powder blend wherein the hormone is stabilized by the excipient in substantially non-crystalline form.