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Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2005
Applicants:

Travis Mickle, Coralville, IA (US);

Thomas Piccariello, Blacksburg, VA (US);

James Scott Moncrief, Christiansburg, VA (US);

Nancy Johnston Boerth, Blacksburg, VA (US);

Barney Bishop, Annandale, VA (US);

Inventors:

Travis Mickle, Coralville, IA (US);

Thomas Piccariello, Blacksburg, VA (US);

James Scott Moncrief, Christiansburg, VA (US);

Nancy Johnston Boerth, Blacksburg, VA (US);

Barney Bishop, Annandale, VA (US);

Assignee:

Shire LLC, Florence, KY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/70 (2006.01); A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A01N 43/04 (2006.01); C12P 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention provides a 'street-safe' version of a controlled substance that permits the therapeutically beneficial effects of the substance while reducing or eliminating the euphoric effects that lead to substance abuse. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a controlled substance and a carbohydrate covalently bound to said controlled substance in a manner that renders said controlled substance pharmacologically inactive or substantially diminishes its activity and methods of using the same.


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