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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Evangeline Cruz, Hayward, CA (US);
Gregory Ruhlmann, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brenda Pollock, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sherry LI, Cupertino, CA (US);
Carmelita Garcia, Newark, CA (US);
Alfredo M. Wong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Bronz, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tracy Fink, Campbell, CA (US);
David Edgren, Los Altos, CA (US);
Evangeline Cruz, Hayward, CA (US);
Gregory Ruhlmann, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brenda Pollock, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sherry Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Carmelita Garcia, Newark, CA (US);
Alfredo M. Wong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Bronz, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tracy Fink, Campbell, CA (US);
David Edgren, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alza Corporation, Vacaville, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to aqueous drug coatings that include at least one insoluble drug, wherein the drug accounts for about 85 wt % to about 97 wt % of the drug coatings. A drug coating according to the present invention may include only one insoluble drug, two or more insoluble drugs, or one or more insoluble drugs in combination with one or more soluble drugs. The present invention also includes drug coating formulations suitable for providing drug coatings according to the present invention and dosage forms that include a drug coating according to the present invention.